Distracting the Distractions
Raising a child with ADD a
parents decision to medicate
parents decision to medicate
I would like to tell you a little about myself
and why this book is different from other
ADD Reference books. I will start off by
telling you I am not a Doctor, or a
psychiatrist, nor have I written this book on
behalf of either. Quite simply I am a mother
of a nine year old son with ADD diagnosed
and medicated since the age of five; I
myself was diagnosed with ADD when I
was twenty two. I struggled all through
school, and grew up entering the work
force going from one disappointing job to
another, all the while with the idea of myself
as stupid, unmotivated, lazy. That is until I
was diagnosed with ADD
and why this book is different from other
ADD Reference books. I will start off by
telling you I am not a Doctor, or a
psychiatrist, nor have I written this book on
behalf of either. Quite simply I am a mother
of a nine year old son with ADD diagnosed
and medicated since the age of five; I
myself was diagnosed with ADD when I
was twenty two. I struggled all through
school, and grew up entering the work
force going from one disappointing job to
another, all the while with the idea of myself
as stupid, unmotivated, lazy. That is until I
was diagnosed with ADD
| I have worked with children professionally for the last nine years, I have a level two in early childhood education and have been running my own successful child care business for the last seven years. A mother of two boys aged thirteen and ten, I was diagnosed with; Attention Deficit Disorder at age twenty two, my youngest son was diagnosed at age five. |
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I am the Author of a new youth fiction book,
‘Nytstars’ which is the first in the series of 9,
a volunteer for the Alexandra writing society,
member of the Calgary writing group. I also
run the writing group, Pen to Paper. Writing is
my passion, being able to help others
through writing makes it all feel worth while.
‘Nytstars’ which is the first in the series of 9,
a volunteer for the Alexandra writing society,
member of the Calgary writing group. I also
run the writing group, Pen to Paper. Writing is
my passion, being able to help others
through writing makes it all feel worth while.
