Child Mental Disorders

Each year at least a billion children around the world are victims of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) that range from physical abuse to racial discrimination to neglect and food deprivation. The brain plasticity of our most vulnerable makes the adverse effects of trauma only that much more damaging to mental and physical development. Those dealt a hand of ACEs are more likely to drop out of school, have a shorter life, abuse substances, and suffer from myriad mental health and behavioral issues.

You will learn about many aspects of ADHD and the side effects of the condition that you may have never heard of before. These pieces of information are short but to-the-point. They are valuable gems for people who are interested in the topic. If that is you, then I encourage you to start listening to this audiobook.

If you want to prepare your child for the "real world" and help them become successful adults one day, this book is your way forward. Your child is just as confused as you are about all the competing demands and expectations of being a teen in today's complex world. I understand this because I am a parent myself, a school psychologist, and a counselor. My many years of working with adolescents and their parents have shown me that growth and change are indeed possible!

Broken Brain, Fortified Faith is the story of one family's journey through schizophrenia, navigating the uncharted waters of mental illness to find help for their daughter, Amber, and support for their family. This memoir is an honest look at the stress, anger, education, and finally, hope experienced through eyes of a mother. Along the way, she questions her trust in God as their family encounters setbacks, inadequate treatments, and additional family health crises.

Wes Crenshaw and Kelsey Daugherty guide listeners on medication management for ADD and ADHD using advice drawn from thousands of hours of clinical contact with hundreds of fascinating clients. Designed in an engaging, conversational style for listeners of all ages, the authors explore what it means to have ADD, describe how to get an accurate evaluation, examine co-occurring diagnoses and how they are treated in the context of ADD, and explain how to find a good prescriber.

Relationship Series: Gaslighting in Relationships and How ADHD Affects Relationships is a two-part series with two subjects that are closely intertwined. Adults with ADHD are actually more vulnerable and susceptible to gaslighting due to their already low self-esteem and need to please people. This series focuses on relationships for both those with ADHD and those that suffer from a gaslighting abusive relationship. Each audiobook does an excellent job of defining their topic and going into greater detail of exactly what is meant from either gaslighting or ADHD.

The book features a range of case studies while addressing core issues such as self-harm, hallucinations and the threat of suicide, as well as related topics such as depression and psychosis. Illustrating the psychological roots to eating disorders, it places therapy within hospital, clinical and multi-disciplinary contexts, as well as displaying how psychoanalytic theory can be applied across various settings and in different teams.

Those echoes of childhood memories—both tender and painful—shape your present in ways you might not even realize. Through patterns of people-pleasing, feelings of not being enough, or walls built for protection, your inner child speaks, asking to be heard and understood. Healing Your Inner Child isn't just another self-help manual—it's a heartfelt companion for your healing journey, offering both gentle wisdom and practical guidance.

This audiobook has a simple goal: We will teach you the actions, habits, and mindsets to clean up the mental clutter that's holding you back from living a meaningful life.

Being afraid of the dark is a very common fear among children. Even adults jump at shadows. Ever watched a horror movie and tried to get a glass of water in dim light? From bugs to darkness to strange phenomena, children are afraid of the unknown. They have no reference point to explain these new stimuli, and they turn to the most basic instinct of human nature: fight or flight.

Libere todo o seu potencial e alcance o sucesso com insights práticos para o crescimento pessoal e profissional, mesmo que você tenha se sentido incompreendido por anos. Este guia empoderador, criado especificamente para adultos autistas, abraça a neurodiversidade e celebra o rico mosaico de perspectivas e experiências que ela traz.

Misfit, truant, delinquent. John Robison was never a model child, and he wasn’t a model dad either. Diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome at the age of 40, he approached fatherhood as a series of logic puzzles and practical jokes. When his son, Cubby, asked, “Where did I come from?” John said he’d bought him at the Kid Store and that the salesman had cheated him by promising Cubby would “do all chores”. He read electrical engineering manuals to Cubby at bedtime.

At least one in seven people are thought to be neurodivergent. So what exactly is neurodiversity? What does 'executive functioning' mean? What are 'spiky profiles'? In this simple guide, expert speaker and trainer Daniel Aherne provides a clear introduction to neurodiversity and the four most common neurodivergent identities of autism, ADHD, dyslexia and dyspraxia. Using an analogy of a cactus needing a desert to grow in, he emphasises the importance of getting the environment right for neurodivergent people, rather than expecting them to adapt to the neurotypical world.

Are you a woman who has been diagnosed with ADHD? Are you looking for practical and immediate solutions to bring order in your life, freeing your mind from the constraints, doubts, and preconceptions you've accumulated over the years? Between the fear of discovery, anxious behavior, and disorganization, being a woman with ADHD is not easy. Living with ADHD is a continuous cycle of forgetfulness, tasks left undone, impulsivity, low self-esteem, and often depression. If this sounds familiar, you can turn it around today.

In this practical guide to managing Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD), author Mia Collins provides parents with the tools and strategies they need to understand their child's challenging behavior and reclaim control over family life.

En este libro, Thom Hartmann explica que las personas con TDAH no son anormales, desordenadas o disfuncionales, sino simplemente “cazadores en un mundo de agricultores”. A menudo muy creativos y resueltos en la búsqueda de un objetivo elegido por ellos mismos, las personas con síntomas de TDAH poseen un conjunto de habilidades mentales únicas, las cuales les habrían permitido prosperar en una sociedad de cazadores-recolectores.

Would you like to discover how to behave with your ADHD child? If you are struggling with the situations at home and school that your ADHD child faces every day, then keep reading. ADHD has a significant impact on the management of daily life for the entire family. The difficulties children face with ADHD, and their families can affect the quality of life and relationships, often causing stress and worry. The information in this audiobook is the answer for you. You'll finally be guided through the journey to unleash the potential of your child, becoming the next success story.

"Ich habe Probleme mit Blickkontakt. Ich kann weder Mimik deuten noch zwischen den Zeilen lesen. Da ist eine permanente Angst und lähmende Müdigkeit." Clara Törnvall wusste schon immer, dass etwas mit ihr nicht stimmt, doch erst mit 42 Jahren erhält sie die Diagnose. Sie ist Autistin? Sind das nicht eher sozial inkompatible Männer mit Inselbegabung? In "Die Autistinnen" erkundet sie, warum es insbesondere bei Frauen oft zu Fehldiagnosen kommt und wer wirklich hinter der mythisch aufgeladenen Figur der Autistin steht. Dabei stößt sie unverhofft auf eigene Idole wie Beatrix Potter, Greta Thunberg und Virginia Woolf.

ADHD (attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder) is now recognized as one of the most common causes of learning and behavioral difficulties in school-aged children. Symptoms include poor concentration, forgetfulness, poor organization, impulsivity, restlessness, poor social skills, learning difficulties, low self-esteem, and defiant behavior. Despite growing awareness of ADHD among parents and health professionals, it is still widely misunderstood.

What to do when your need for admiration takes control of your brain and you can't live in a world where you aren't the greatest.... Did people ever confront you with your dominance? Do you come across more arrogant than others without even noticing? Do people blame you for being superior? You love to seek for power and admiration because you know you deserve it. Even if you are working hard to create your empire, you need to understand how kings used to rule the world.