Raising an ADHD Child: A Handbook for Parents of Distractible, Dreamy and Defiant Children

How can I support my child's executive functions?
Where do I start with medication?
What can I do to start planning my child's future?

This guide is a comprehensive and practical look at everything you need to know when parenting a child with ADHD. Beginning with the basics, you'll get to grips with terminology, have popular myths debunked, and learn how to effectively communicate with your child, as well as understand how to work in tandem with schools, medical professionals, partners and your extended family.

Exploring everything from how to harness hyperfocus to supporting and nourishing your child's executive functions, this is the ADHD parenting guide to always keep in your back pocket.

Author: Fintan O'Regan, Zoe Beezer
Publisher: Jessican Kingsley Publishers
Published: 09/21/2023
Pages: 192
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.67lbs
Size: 9.01h x 6.05w x 0.56d
ISBN13: 9781839970214
ISBN10: 1839970219
BISAC Categories:
- Family & Relationships | Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD-ADHD)
- Family & Relationships | Children with Special Needs

About the Author

Fin O'Regan is former Headteacher of one of the first specialist schools in the country of teaching and supporting children with ADHD and associated conditions. He is currently an ADHD and Neurodiversity Trainer and Consultant working with schools and families.
Zoe Beezer runs her own educational consultancy and assessment business where she carries out SpLD assessment, advices and advocates for parents and provides training services and coaching. She is a qualified teacher, specialist assessor and is the mother of neurodivergent children.