Your Child is Not Broken: Parent Your Neurodivergent Child Without Losing Your Marbles
Author: Heidi Mavir
ISBN: 9781035030576
Publisher: Pan Macmillan UK
Year First Published: 2023
Pages: 288
Dimensions: 196mm x 130mm x 19mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description:
NEW UPDATED EDITION of the SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Your Child Is Not Broken is THE book for parents who need permission to do things differently An unapologetic, deeply moving manual for parents of neurodivergent children from Heidi Mavir, a late-identified, neurodivergent adult and parent to an autistic/ADHD teenager. This updated edition includes information on Pathological Demand Avoidance, Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria, an interview with Heidi's son Theo and more. Follow Heidi's irreverent and brutally honest story of her fight to be seen, heard and supported, while swimming against a tide of parent blame, ableist stereotypes and the weight of other people’s opinions. Your Child Is Not Broken is a call to arms for parents and carers of autistic, ADHD, or otherwise neurodivergent children. It is the book that no one has dared to write but every parent needs to read. Heidi’s hilarious anecdotes and heartbreaking storytelling offer validation, comfort, reassurance and wisdom to parents who need it the most.
ISBN: 9781035030576
Publisher: Pan Macmillan UK
Year First Published: 2023
Pages: 288
Dimensions: 196mm x 130mm x 19mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description:
NEW UPDATED EDITION of the SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Your Child Is Not Broken is THE book for parents who need permission to do things differently An unapologetic, deeply moving manual for parents of neurodivergent children from Heidi Mavir, a late-identified, neurodivergent adult and parent to an autistic/ADHD teenager. This updated edition includes information on Pathological Demand Avoidance, Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria, an interview with Heidi's son Theo and more. Follow Heidi's irreverent and brutally honest story of her fight to be seen, heard and supported, while swimming against a tide of parent blame, ableist stereotypes and the weight of other people’s opinions. Your Child Is Not Broken is a call to arms for parents and carers of autistic, ADHD, or otherwise neurodivergent children. It is the book that no one has dared to write but every parent needs to read. Heidi’s hilarious anecdotes and heartbreaking storytelling offer validation, comfort, reassurance and wisdom to parents who need it the most.
