![]() ![]() I mean most of the waking hours, seven days a week, 52 weeks a year. When he was five years old, he was sad a lot. You see, he has ADHD and “high-functioning” autism and learning disabilities. Or, maybe rolling my eyes about him finding video games so engaging and exciting in the first place. You’d think I’d be annoyed that he’s breaking my quiet enjoyment. My atmosphere is peppered with muffled exclamations of excitement and enthusiasm - it’s my teen playing PlayStation VR with his friends back in the sunroom (i.e., gaming headquarters at casa de Williams). I’m curled up on the sofa, wrapped in a cozy blanket, finally relaxing for the day by watching reruns of the Big Bang Theory on TV. Her books include Boy Without Instructions: Surviving the Learning Curve of Parenting a Child with ADHD and The Many Layers of ADHD:The Underlying Complexities of ADHD and Their Powerful Effect on Your Parenting Success. Her website, Parenting ADHD, features online courses, videos, and her podcast of the same name. This guest post was written by Penny Williams, “The ADHD Momma.” A “near ADHD-holic,” Penny is an author, blogger, and podcaster who has made it her mission to help parents through the tough, scary, and beautiful job of raising children with one or more diagnoses. ![]()
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