Raising Will
Surviving the Brilliance and Blues of ADHD
by Katherine Quie PhD, LP
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Pub Date May 30 2019 | Archive Date Jul 15 2019
Wise Ink Publishing | Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA), Members' Titles
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Description
Raising Will is a heartfelt, humbling memoir written by a Texan turned Minnesotan mother and child psychologist. Her heart breaks for Will when he is repeatedly banned from Fun Friday in 1st grade shortly after he is diagnosed with ADHD. The family zig-zags through an obstacle course of therapies, medication side effects, tutoring, and sleepless nights, while shining a light on Will’s inherent strength – blues guitar. Her readers will surely recognize themselves in this story and find solace, laughter, and hope as they celebrate the surprising blessings ADHD can bring
A Note From the Publisher
Ebook ISBN is 978-1-63489-236-0; audiobook ISBN is 978-1-63489-237-7!
Advance Praise
Raising Will is a deeply honest look at the challenges faced—and triumphs possible—when parenting a child with ADHD. This is a MUST-READ that highlights possibly the most important, perspective—that of the parent.”
—Dr. Gregory Fabiano, Ph.D, winner of the Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers.
“There are hundreds of books about parenting; while insightful about the ADHD experience, this book is so much more. With the right balance of hope, humor, disappointment, and desperation, Katherine’s Raising Will shows the ups, downs, and delight of raising an ADHD child.”
—Pat Pulice, vice president of clinical quality at Fraser Child and Family Center
“Parenting kids with ADHD is a wild ride. Luckily, we have stories like Katherine Quie's Raising Will to be good company, offer useful survival techniques, and give us hope.”
—Elizabeth Jarrett Andrew, author of Hannah Delivered, winner of the IPPY Gold Medal for regional fiction, Midwest; writing instructor at the Loft Literary Center in Minneapolis
"Thank you, Dr. Quie! After twenty-seven years of practice in psychiatry, Raising Will changed the way I think about ADHD and the family experience."
—Dr. Craig Vine, M.D., medical director at Psych Recovery, Incorporated.
Marketing Plan
Plan to purchase Media Outreach Program through IBPA. Hiring publicist to help get the word out about my book. I plan to seek speaking engagements, submit my work to organizations associated with ADHD (e.g., Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder), reach out to schools and libraries, continue to build up my social media platform, and keep learning how to get my book to people impacted by ADHD :)
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9781634892179 |
| PRICE | $15.99 (USD) |
Featured Reviews
Markey O, Educator
Dr. Quil magnificantly encompasses the trials, emotions, and joys of helping children with special needs, both as a parent and as a provider. She makes it easy to empathize and root for her and her son as they figure out the best ways to help him become all he can be and to embrace his strengths in music.
Korie K, Educator
This book really struck a chord, as I am a special ed teacher and very familiar with ADHD. The struggles that Quie endures are so familiar, yet so debilitating to a lot of parents. As a reader, I laughed with her, cried with her, and got angry for her. The writing and theme of the book are definitely enough to keep the reader hooked.
Bookedup G, Reviewer
Really enjoyed this. Refreshing read, great job. Full review on the blog coming shortly. . Really great job!
Dena J, Reviewer
"I'd have to trust in the process. Diagnosis or not, he'd be the same little boy I'd loved from the very beginning."
As a mother of a child with Autism and possibly ADHD as well, this book really resonated with me. I loved the author's honesty about the hardships of raising a child with a behavioral disorder. What impacted me the most was her battles with William's teachers over the years. My son was fortunate enough to attend a high needs preschool for the past two years, where his teachers followed his IEP to the letter and gave him as much support in the classroom as possible. However, next year he'll be attending a brand new school and starting Kindergarten and, to be perfectly honest, I'm scared sh*tless. I hope and pray that they work with him to the best of their abilities so that he can perform to the best of his abilities.
Throughout William's story, I could picture my son doing the exact same things as him - the fear of food, being particular about clothing, rambling on for hours about a subject I know next to nothing about it (in our house Star Wars is life), and the hyperactivity and inability to sit for extended periods. I think that every parent of a child with ADHD should read this book. I learned so much about ADHD and the treatments and therapies available for it, and I highly recommend others read William's story as well.
My one con was that I felt like the ending was a little rushed, and I kind of wanted a little "this is where William is now" blurb at the end too. I hope that Katherine writes a follow up book and talks about William's experiences in College since that's such a massive step for all kids in general, but especially for kids with behavioral disorders.
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