Initially engaging but goes quickly downhill

For most people this may well be an interesting and useful guide - for me, a non-North American, both living with and having ADD in the family the book feels preachy - the tone of the writing felt patronising and the delivery was near robotic - again this is to my ears, others will probably enjoy Abby's performance.

The content seemed to be straight from the obvious end of the 'what should I do?' response list - it may help those completely overwhelmed or dumbfounded by encounters with those at the fringes of the neurodiversity bell curve, but the advice is so basic that I felt compelled to return this purchase for a refund.

There are better books out there which cover the same ground. The key takeaway from **any** of these should be that everyone is different and what works for one person / family / situation likely won't work for all others - teens (especially boys) are a challenge and all we can do is try to support them ad explain why they may be struggling in certain situations - add ADD or ADHD and it doesn't matter how motivational you may think you are being, only patience and learning how to help will really provide any long term benefits.

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