Recommended to me by a family support group. Excellent book for families of someone with mental health challenges who doesn鈥檛 think they need help. WeRecommended to me by a family support group. Excellent book for families of someone with mental health challenges who doesn鈥檛 think they need help. We鈥檒l see if my review changes as I try to put these tools into practice....more
Another book I read for school. The main takeaways for teachers are that kids with slow processing speed really benefit from a structured class and leAnother book I read for school. The main takeaways for teachers are that kids with slow processing speed really benefit from a structured class and learning environment, even though they may think they prefer less structure. Teachers should also make sure they鈥檙e differentiating (duh), and giving lots of opportunities to practice and avoiding overloading with content. Pretty common sense stuff....more
This book could just as easily be called 鈥淟oving Someone with Emotional Dysregulation,鈥� which includes so many people from those who have ADHD, anger This book could just as easily be called 鈥淟oving Someone with Emotional Dysregulation,鈥� which includes so many people from those who have ADHD, anger management challenges, autism, bipolar, major depressive disorder, etc. to those of us that simply struggle with anxiety. Honestly, I feel like the communication skills could be used with just about anyone. ...more
I read this because so many students with reading difficulties have ADHD. I learned a lot about ADHD, but there weren鈥檛 a lot of strategies that I fouI read this because so many students with reading difficulties have ADHD. I learned a lot about ADHD, but there weren鈥檛 a lot of strategies that I found useful for supporting my students. The authors also include a lot of strategies with the caveat that there鈥檚 not a lot of research to support it. If I actually had ADHD or a child with ADHD, I might appreciate this 鈥測ou might as well give it a try鈥� attitude, but I personally wanted more science-backed approaches from a book by doctors.
One thing I that I really appreciated learning is that you can hire a social learning trainer. My childhood would have been so much easier if I鈥檇 had social learning training, and a couple of my kids would have benefited from having it too. So now I know to hire a social learning trainer for any grandkids I might have someday....more
Loved Emma M. Lion a lot. Hope the author can keep it up for the 25 novellas that she has planned.
I鈥檓 not sure if each of these books should be rated Loved Emma M. Lion a lot. Hope the author can keep it up for the 25 novellas that she has planned.
I鈥檓 not sure if each of these books should be rated separately since they are serialized like old fashioned books. Also, the author has said she thinks of them like seasons of a TV show with the first five being season 1. ...more