The teenage girl's guide to living well with ADHD : improve your self-esteem, self-care and self knowledge

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The teenage girl's guide to living well with ADHD : improve your self-esteem, self-care and self knowledge / Sonia Ali.

Author/Creator:

Ali, Sonia, author.

Publication:

London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2022.

Physical description:

160 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Notes:

Includes bibliographial references.

Summary:

This is a positive, self-affirming guide for girls with ADHD to increase their self-knowledge and empower them in their daily lives. It explains the strengths and challenges of ADHD including dealing with emotions and hypersensitivity, the pros and cons of mind-wandering, how to build self-esteem and the fundamentals of good self-care. The chapters are full of tips, strategies and visuals designed for ADHD learners and include self-reflective activities that can be used with support from parents, mentors or teachers.

ISBN:

9781787757684 (paperback)

1787757684 (paperback)

Subjects:

Attention-deficit disorder in adolescence -- Juvenile literature.

Teenage girls -- Mental health -- Juvenile literature.

Record ID:

SD_ILS:1397402

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Have you ever been told you are chatty or fidgety at school?

Do you have a constantly whirring mind?

Do you 'tune out' and daydream or find it hard to pay attention?

ADHD can impact your life in many ways. This positive, self-affirming guide will increase your knowledge about ADHD and empower you in your daily life.

The chapters are full of tips, tricks and life hacks so you can better manage your time, harness your creativity, energy and enthusiasm, and make more time for fun! Reflection activities and quizzes will help you better understand yourself and learn strategies on how to manage the intense emotions of rejection sensitivity. You'll learn the fundamentals of great self-care and how to look forward to life beyond school.

Learn how ADHD brains work, and tricky concepts like executive functioning. Quick chapter summaries let you pick which sections are most relevant to you right now, and the strategies and visuals are designed for ADHD brains and can be used with support from parents, mentors or teachers.

The Teenage Girl's Guide to Living Well with ADHD gives you all you need to build on your strengths and overcome challenges to fully embrace who you are and live your best life.

Acknowledgements	p. 8
Introduction	p. 9
1 Attention DEFICIT? Hyperactivity DISORDER?	p. 21
2 Executive Functioning and ADHD	p. 38
3 The Strengths of ADHD	p. 56
4 Your Wandering Mind	p. 68
5 Emotions and Hypersensitivity	p. 84
6 Self-Esteem	p. 100
7 Self-Care	p. 114
8 Life After School	p. 139
6-12 months later
Re-evaluating Your Self Knowledge	p. 151
References	p. 157
Useful Information	p. 159

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