Only a Mother Could Love Him - My Story - How I lived with A.D.D. and Overcame It!

Only a Mother Could Love Him - My Story - How I lived with A.D.D. and Overcame It! by Benjamin Polis. paperback edition. ISBN: 9781740081696.

For all parents who have ever cried in despair over their hyperactive, impulsive, and seemingly uncontrollable child; for every teacher whoâ s ever vented frustration at a student who just wonâ t pay attention; for every kid who has ever asked himself, Why does everyone hate me?â help is here. Only a Mother Could Love Him is a remarkable look inside the mind of a person with ADD/ADHD. Ben Polis attended six different schools, served over three thousand hours of detention, and drove his family into counseling. But through great determination and the use of self-taught concentration techniques, Ben not only graduated high school but also attended a competitive university. Ben describes what itâ s really like to feel those constant impulses, to get all that medication, to desperately want to be â normal.â In addition, he offers lots of valuable advice to parents, including â finding what forms of discipline will workâ and what will never work â surviving the daily homework struggle â medicating or seeking other methods of treatment â teaching your ADD/ADHD child to read Only a Mother Could Love Him is a much-needed salve for parents and kids who feel isolated, depressed, and confused. From schoolwork to exercise to drugs, Ben Polis has important insights to shareâ and a message of hope that will warm the hearts of those suffering the most. From the Trade Paperback edition.