Understanding ADHD: A Neurodiversity Affirming Guidebook for Children and Teens

Children and teens who experience ADHD often find it difficult to understand their diagnosis and neurotype. Understanding ADHD: A Guidebook for Children and Teens is designed for professionals and parents to work with children to help them understand their ADHD self and address any need areas. This guidebook offers an overview of ADHD from a neurodiversity affirming perspective. This guidebook also contains several worksheets and resources specifically designed to help the child or teen explore their questions, feelings, and thoughts about ADHD. Each worksheet covers a different topic related to gaining awareness about ADHD (needs and strengths) and helping children and teens better understand what it means to be Neurodivergent and an ADHDer. This book also provides a guide for professionals and parents offering instructions, information, and suggestions for implementing and processing through each worksheet page. Additionally, several ADHD professionals share their lived experience being a Neurodivergent child and suggestions for being neurodiversity affirming.Professionals and parents will find Understanding ADHD a valuable tool they will use again and again in working with children and teens with ADHD. Children and teens will enjoy the engaging worksheets as they discover and process through their self awareness. Read more