Our Lives With ADHD

This book will give you a realistic insight into what it is like to live with a "Hidden Disability" before and after a diagnosis. The poems relate to events in the lives of this single Mum and her son, revealing the emotional impact that growing up without recognition of the disorder had on friendships, relationships and work and the astounding revelation and transformation that came about with clarification of their disability ADHD. The author shockingly reveals her families dealings with Social Services, the Local Education Authority and the Primary Care Trust, whilst she attempted to attain seemingly unavailable resources which the lack of had led to her son being taken by the authorities and how she dealt with the fictitious allegations of harm she had allegedly inflicted onto him. This book is a must for parents, carers and professionals alike who are looking for information on this controversial disorder.