ADHD and Me

As my 5 year old grandson has recently been diagnosed with ADHD I decided to request ADHD And Me. I'm a firm believer in letting kids be kids and treat my grandson no differently to any other child. Chelsea conveys the child's emotions perfectly, from being misunderstood by her class mates and some of her teaches to the turmoil her parents go through. A beautiful and heartfelt insight into the mind of a child. Highly recommended read.

This is an amazing book. I am an adult with ADHD and this really speaks to me. It gives an accurate description of what it feels like to have ADHA as a child. The bad to the really bad and the good that that positive support can produce. I would highly recommend this for everyone to read. Not just for children that have ADHD but friends, classmates, relatives and parents of children with ADHD. It also mentions and autistic adult as one of the adults in her support system which makes this amazing book even better.

"My name is Malory, I'm 8 years old and I have ADHA. ADHD is short for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. It can mean different things for different kids. My mom says that it's part of what makes me special. She says because of it, I am unique. Being unique means that you are one of a kind. That doesn't mean I'm alone though"
This opening paragraph in the book is a beautiful beginning to a book that brings ADHD to life and evokes emotion. Malory shares the difficulties she faces everyday which is often misunderstood by society. Malory describes how fidgeting, finding it hard to stay focused and trying not to be noisy during school classes can be so hard to achieve. Malory's story isn’t unique, it just isn’t heard about a lot which is what makes this book so important.
What I appreciate about this book is Malory's awareness about her challenges and what causes them. The author has not only discussed Malory’s feelings and worries but those of the parents as well. This book has given me great insight into ADHD, the challenges, sadness, worry, tears, embarrassment and anger that can be felt within the space of a short time. I also saw the hope, learning to stay focussed and find calmness through art, being able to talk about the flurry of feelings, feeling beautiful and loved by those around you.
The author instils in the reader that it is ok to be you are, no matter who you are.
The illustrations are artistic and done in beautiful watercolours. They are bright and expressive and the huge eyes on each character gives you a look into their souls. I am fascinated by each illustrated detail and how each line and stroke of colour has been done in a whimsical but somehow refined way.
Apart from the opening statement, the part of the book that impacted me the most was a picture of Malory crying a lone tear. That lone tear that we cannot understand unless we go through the struggle that the character goes through each and every day. What makes this even more compelling is that the author knows this struggle only too well considering this is her story, this was her childhood.
I would put this book in the category of easy reader and encourage not only children with challenges to read this book but any child. Giving children the knowledge of what it is like to struggle through each day is a good teacher of compassion.
Congratulations to the author on being open about being misunderstood. It takes courage.

This book is a jewel.. The illustrations, the content, the prose. All beautiful. The content is so spot on that really touched my heart. I could relate so much to it! A very good representation of ADHD. I loved at the end how it says "they say, one day my story will be read by someone else that struggles with something and maybe it will help them to be strong. I especially loved...
1) That autism was included too
2) How the teacher used her own experienced to help Malory, which has two messages... you can grow up and be whatever you want [a teacher in this case] you can relate to others and help them
3) All the positive messaged "autism is a gift", "you'll help someone else", "you are beautiful and loved"
4) the author note at the end about how it is to grow up with adhd
I will share my love for this book with as many people as I can!

Review: This is a lovely children’s book and highly needed for children who have ADHD or Autism which is also mentioned in the book. It has great illustrations, colourful and bright. It is written from the view of a child and the author herself as ADHD.
I have a brother who has ADHD and is also Autistic and I have worked with many children who have special needs. A book like this is a very useful tool, not only for the children with the needs but for other children who can then gain an understanding of what the child with needs is going through. It would also help parents give an insight into what might being going on if their child has a need. Every child is different but I can really see this book helping lot’s of children and adults.
It gives hope to children and adults who have a special need that they are not alone and that they are unique they are just as special as everyone else.
This book can be read by parents and children, it is a great book to sit alongside a child to strike up conversation.
I highly recommend this book.

How wonderful that the author took her experiences with ADHD in childhood and turned them into this sweet book! The storybook format works for younger kids, and offers them a clear but gentle way to understand why they are sometimes treated a little different from other children at school or have trouble relating to other kids. Being pulled out of class, managing medications, and learning to let a label empower vs limit them is hard for a child to understand. This book breaks it down into a simple narrative and shows a child that there are other children like them. It is wonderful to see complex issues presented in a fun way that kids can relate to. I LOVE the focus on the social element of ADHD - how the tendency to hyperfocus and daydream can be confusing to other kids. I would have benefited greatly from a story that told me about another little girl who was distracted and seemed like she didn't care about her friend who's talking or what they're saying, and it's frustrating because she actually cares very much. I still struggle with this :P

This was such a beautiful book. The illustrations are gorgeous, but the truly beautiful thing was the simple explanation of ADHD. I teared up reading this book because it 100% described what my daughter goes through at school. She is at an age now where the other kids are starting to alienate her because they do find her weird or different or whatever word they use for "not the same as us". Having a book like this in classrooms would help other kids to understand children who have differences from them and maybe encourage a little more understanding and harmony. I think this is a must have for every young elementary classroom!

Wonderful view from a child's perspective of ADHD. Illustrations are awesome, too.

This book was great from any point of view but particularly (for me) as the parent of a teenager who has ADHD. This was a great book for people with out a lot of exposure to these kinds of behaviors, sweet and to the point for kids who may recognized themselves in the pages. It was also really touching as an explanation as to what goes on in the brain of someone with ADHD. Thank you for doing such a good book in the subject.~

This is another fantastically written book by Chelsea Radojcic.

'ADHD and Me' is an inspirational book, filled with unique illustrations which aims and succeeds in ensuring the child reader is aware that there is nothing wrong with being different.

I don’t have my own children but I do work with children and therefore like to keep up to date with new releases. The language in the book is easy for children to understand and I would recommend this book for anyone looking to explain ADHD to a child, or children.