Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 If you’re often walking on eggshells, then you might have a complex child. The first part of this book will demystify what it means to parent a complex child. #2 It took several years for Sarah to admit that there was trouble in paradise. She and her husband, Jake, were grateful beyond measure for two healthy children, but by age 8, their oldest child was quirky and emotionally sensitive. #3 Your child is intelligent, but they still struggle with school. They’re not reaching their potential, despite all efforts to help them get organized. School reports consistently say they could do better if only they would just try harder, pay attention, apply themselves, or turn in their work. #4 Parents often struggle with raising a complex child. They feel frustrated, disappointed, sad, embarrassed, guilty, and/or aggravated. They’re exhausted.

The Essential Guide to Raising Complex Kids is an honest guide on how to be an effective parent and when raising children with ADHD, anxiety, and other complex conditions--and how to guide them on a path to a healthy, happy, well-adjusted life. A wake-up call, a clear guide for action, and a message of inspiration, this book provides a reality-based recipe for how to do a masterful job of raising complex kids, while not making yourself (or your family) crazy in the process. ADHD parenting expert Elaine Taylor-Klaus, founder and CEO of ImpactADHD.com, will walk you through her proven coach-approachmethod, which shows all parents, in simple steps, how to identify challenge areas and how to use critical response toolsto parent simply, clearly, and effectively—for everyone’s benefit. It doesn’t much matter if your child has ADHD, or anxiety, or learning disabilities, or sensory processing, or ODD, or autism, or depression, or separation disorder—or celiac disease or food allergies, for that matter. All that really matters is this: your child is complex because there is a chronic medical condition (or several) that he, or she, or they need to learn to manage for themselves in order to be successful in life. A coach approach will help you communicate, collaborate, and guide your kids on their path to independence. Here are some of the challenge areas addressed inside, and the coach-approach method for working through them. Challenge: Feeling Like You've Tried Everything --> Coach-Approach: Letting Go Challenge: Fearing for the Future --> Coach-Approach: Parenting from Inspiration, Not Desperation Challenge: An Unhappy Home --> Coach-Approach: No One Gets to Be Wrong--The Benefits of Positivity Challenge: Overwhelm Is Keeping You Stuck --> Coach-Approach: Focusing on What's Most Important Once you learn the coach-approval model, it can be applied to any situation—in fact, the more you use it, the easier it all becomes. Constant battles don’t have to be part of your daily life. With The Essential Guide to Raising Complex Kids, you can (all) learn to thrive.

'Will help you not only find your path, but create it.' Jennifer Pastiloff, bestselling author of On Being Human 'A vital read if you are a leader seeking to elevate your impact' Rich Litvin, author of The Prosperous Coach 'Brené Brown made it ok to feel vulnerable. Alina Addison makes it ok to be audacious' Zena Everett, author of The Crazy Busy Cure A transformational guide to stepping up and standing out Good leadership requires authenticity, assertiveness and adaptability. It takes courage. Yet many of us are stuck playing it safe and striving to fit in. Dispelling the myth that caring is a weakness, Alina Addison shows how the things we care about most can fuel our most courageous acts. Combining deep research with her own expertise - as a pioneering corporate leader, Emotional Intelligence coach, and mother to a son on the autism spectrum - Addison presents the eight life-changing principles behind audacious leadership. These practical, proven methods will help you identify the things that set you apart, inspire others and dare to create the life and career you truly want. 'Gives ambitious leaders the tools to meld their tenacity and individuality' James Ashton, author of The Nine Types of Leader 'This is a book about finding courage. It provides the scaffolding that enables people to climb to heights beyond their reach. Both inspiring and remarkably practical - highly recommended!' Martyn Newman, PhD, author of Emotional Capitalists

ADHD and Asperger Syndrome in Smart Kids and Adults offers detailed examples of individuals who have above-average cognitive intelligence, but struggle with executive function impairments of ADHD and significant social-emotional impairments of Asperger syndrome. The book centers around twelve case studies of bright children, teens, and adults treated for both ADHD and Asperger syndrome. Each chapter describes diverse examples of their strengths and their difficulties and explains how these individuals can be helped with appropriate treatment to overcome their ADHD impairments and to improve their ability to understand and interact more effectively with others. Case examples are followed by updated, science-based descriptions of these disorders. Providing science-based information about ADHD and Asperger syndrome in clearly understandable, accessible language, this text is ideal for clinicians, educators, social workers, medical and mental health service providers, and parents of those struggling with such impairments. It also advocates for restoring the diagnosis of Asperger Syndrome to diagnostic manuals of the American Psychiatric Association and World Health Organization.

Indіvіduаlѕ with ADHD оftеn have other mеntаl health соndіtіоnѕ. Aррrоxіmаtеlу 25 to 40 percent оf adults with ADHD also hаvе аn anxiety disorder, реrhарѕ bесаuѕе ADHD саn give a реrѕоn a lot to worry аbоut. ADHD оftеn causes a реrѕоn tо lоѕе track of time, саuѕе offense wіthоut mеаnіng tо, or hуреrfосuѕ оn a mіnоr wоrrу. Sоmеtіmеѕ, symptoms саn bе difficult tо tеll apart from оnе another as thеу share сеrtаіn ѕуmрtоmѕ. Fоr іnѕtаnсе, іn bоth аnxіеtу dіѕоrdеrѕ and ADHD, the іndіvіduаl may hаvе dіffісultу соnсеntrаtіng оr rеlаxіng. Lеаrnіng аbоut the dіffеrеnсеѕ between the twо disorders is іmроrtаnt in thе management аnd trеаtmеnt оf bоth. Anxіеtу саn ѕіgnіfісаntlу іmрасt hоw ѕоmеоnе wіth ADHD mаnаgеѕ their condition. Anxіеtу іѕ common іn kіdѕ wіth ADHD. Mаnу of thе сhаllеngеѕ thаt соmе wіth ADHD can mаkе kіdѕ аnxіоuѕ. Kіdѕ wіth ADHD аrе аlѕо mоrе lіkеlу tо hаvе аn аnxіеtу dіѕоrdеr than оthеr kіdѕ.