Raising Will: Surviving the Brilliance and Blues of ADHD
"This memoir is the real deal. Read it. Laugh, cry, learn, fly, and discover the superpower embedded in the condition so misleadingly and inaccurately called ADHD." --Dr. Edward Hallowell, national ADHD expert and New York Times bestselling author
Raising Will is a heartfelt, humbling memoir written by a Texan-turned-Minnesotan mother and child psychologist. Her heart breaks for Will when he is repeatedly banned from Fun Friday in first grade shortly after he is diagnosed with ADHD. The family zigzags through an obstacle course of therapy, medication side effects, tutoring, and sleepless nights, while shining a light on Will's inherent strength--blues guitar. Readers will surely recognize themselves in this story and find solace, laughter, and hope as they celebrate the surprising blessings ADHD can bring.
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"Parenting kids with ADHD is a wild ride. Luckily, we have stories like Katherine Quie's Raising Will to be good company, offer useful survival techniques, and give us hope." --Elizabeth Jarrett Andrew, author of Hannah Delivered
"Thank you, Dr. Quie! After twenty-seven years of practice in psychiatry, Raising Will changed the way I think about ADHD and the family experience." --Dr. Craig Vine, MD, medical director at Psych Recovery, Inc.
"Raising Will is a deeply honest look at the challenges faced--and triumphs possible--when parenting a child with ADHD. This is a MUST-READ that highlights possibly the most important perspective--that of the parent." --Dr. Gregory Fabiano, PhD, winner of the Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers
"There are hundreds of books about parenting; while insightful about the ADHD experience, this book is so much more. With the right balance of hope, humor, disappointment, and desperation, Katherine's Raising Will shows the ups, downs, and delight of raising an ADHD child." --Pat Pulice, vice president of clinical quality at Fraser Child and Family Center
"This memoir is the real deal. Laugh, cry, learn, fly. Let this lovely, magical mother lead you into the lovely, magical worlds her son creates as they, together, discover the superpower embedded in the condition so misleadingly and inaccurately called ADHD. Not a deficit disorder at all if managed properly, this fascinating condition can open new worlds for those who have it and help them open new worlds for the rest of humankind, which it has been doing for thousands of years. Bravo Katherine Quie!" --Dr. Edward Hallowell, national ADHD expert and New York Times bestselling author
