num_pages: 265
description: Today millions of kids are stuck in a world that doesn't respect support or embrace who they really arethese are what Deborah Reber is calling the differently wired kids the one in five children with ADHD dyslexia Aspergers giftedness anxiety sensory processing disorder and other neurodifferences. Their challenges are many. But for the parents who love them the challenges are just as hardstruggling to find the right school the right therapist the right parenting group while feeling isolated and harboring endless internal doubts about whats normal whats not and how to handle it all. But now theres hope. Written by Deborah Reber a bestselling author and mother in the midst of an eye-opening journey with her son who is twice exceptional (he has ADHD Aspergers and is highly gifted) Differently Wired is a how-to a manifesto a book of wise advice and the best kind of been-there done-that companion. On the one hand its a book of saying NO and how its time to say no to trying to fit your round-peg kid into societys square holes no to educational and social systems that dont respect your child no to the anxiety and fear that keep parents stuck. And then its a book of YES. By offering 18 paradigm shiftswhat she calls tilts Reber shows how to change everything. How to Get Out of Isolation and Connect. Stop Fighting Who Your Child Is and Lean In. Let Go of What Others Think. Create a World Where Your Child Can Feel Secure. Find Your People (and Ditch the Rest). Help Your Kids Embrace Self-Discovery. And through these alternative ways of being discover how to stay open pay attention and become an exceptional parent to your exceptional child.
language: English
title: Differently Wired: Raising an Exceptional Child in a Conventional World
publisher: Workman Publishing Company