Tamara Rosier, an ADHD coach living in Grand Rapids, Mich., has written an essential guide for living in a family with neurological differences, a challenge facing countless families of all shapes and sizes.
It’s because ADD and ADHD do not just influence the person whose brain is wired differently, it affects those closest to them. Rosier coaches clients every day who are trying to live their best lives while dealing with ADHD and offers practical tips for developing creative strategies.
“In this book, you will discover strategies to maintain your equilibrium and avoid being drawn into the whirlpool of family strife,” she writes. “Additionally, you’ll acquire valuable insights into cultivating more nurturing and harmonious relationships.”
Some of the challenges faced by families where one or more members have ADHD include impulsiveness, emotional turbulence, poor organizational skills, memory issues, and more.
“People with ADHD tend to experience significant emotional fluctuations, low frustration tolerance, impatience, a quick temper, and heightened excitability,” Rosier says. “Emotional intensity arises from differences in the ADHD brain, where some regions underfunction and others overfunction.”
But a little knowledge goes a long way. Knowing how to identify ADHD traits in a loved one helps the reader zoom out and take things less personally. After all, Rosier says, “the only brain you can manage is yours.”
If readers have family members with ADHD, they will learn much about how to communicate better with their loved ones as well as manage their own relational stress and maintain their own emotional equilibrium. If readers themselves have ADHD, they will better understand themselves and the impact their brain’s wiring has on others. They will learn to resolve conflicts better and not drown in “the pool” of emotional overload.
Packed with information and workarounds, this book is highly recommended for those living in a family with ADHD present.
“A happy family life takes work, but it's work that yields life-changing rewards,” Rosier writes. “You, Me, and Our ADHD Family makes that work easier so your family can grow stronger—together.” (Revell)
About the Author
Lorilee Craker, a native of Winnipeg, Man., lives in Grand Rapids, Mich. The author of 16 books, she is the Mixed Media editor of The Banner. Her latest book is called Eat Like a Heroine: Nourish and Flourish With Bookish Stars From Anne of Green Gables to Zora Neale Hurston.