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Alison M. Thompson - The Boy from Hell: Life with a Child with ADHD - 9781785920158 - V9781785920158
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The Boy from Hell: Life with a Child with ADHD

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Description for The Boy from Hell: Life with a Child with ADHD Paperback. ADHD has cast a long shadow over Daniel's life, and over that of his mother Alison. In this candid account of life with an ADHD child, Alison openly discusses her family's experiences with education, the police, and medication. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: MJNA; VFJB; VFXC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
For Alison, life with her son Daniel sometimes seemed like an endless round of difficulties: disobedience, backchat, rudeness, name-calling and aggression. Upon starting school, where his aggression and lack of concentration concerned teachers, Daniel was given a vague diagnosis of borderline Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), which was later changed to ADHD with secondary Oppositional Defiant Disorder and autistic traits. In this honest account of the first 18 years of Daniel's life, Alison exposes her own worries, doubts, and exceptional courage at every pivotal turn in Daniel's life. Interspersing the narrative with tips and advice on what she has found ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
183g
Number of Pages
184
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781785920158
SKU
V9781785920158
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-99

About Alison M. Thompson
Alison M. Thompson is the founder of ADHD Kids and a trained NLP Practitioner and Life Coach, a route she was propelled down due to the ongoing experience of raising a son with ADHD. She works to educate parents and teachers on understanding and dealing with ADHD in children. In 2008, Alison was nominated and shortlisted for the mother@work Most ... Read more

Reviews for The Boy from Hell: Life with a Child with ADHD
Alison's story is both heart-breaking and inspiring... Her account will make you cry. But it may also make you laugh. Above all, it should make you realise that you're not alone. With patience, understanding, professional help and perseverance, you can get through this, and life can get better.
from the foreword by Rory Bremner Daniel's story is very readable ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for The Boy from Hell: Life with a Child with ADHD


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