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​Differently Wired - raising an exceptional child in a conventional world

Reviewed by Sophia Graham

Written by a parent whose child is twice exceptional (ADHD and gifted), Differently wired is a book of advice for those who have children stuck in a world that normally doesn’t understand them. The writer says that an estimated 20 percent of the population are neurodiverse and she briefly explains diagnoses such as ADHD, giftedness, autism, learning disorders, anxiety or anyone else “moving through the world in a unique way”.

The opening chapters deal with her son as a baby and child and the book leans heavily on her own experiences with her son who did not cope well at school until she decided to home school him.

Bringing an optimistic, child centered approach Deborah Reber tries to change the way parents think about their child by embracing their strengths and trying not to focus too much on the negative. She writes about the challenges of trying to find the right school, group of friends and how to advocate for your child.

This book is very positive throughout and aims to look at the challenges these kids face by working with them, rather than trying to fix them.

This book would be especially useful for those of you who are in the early stages of understanding what is going on with your child or if you're beginning to suspect that your child is differently wired. It is also a very recently published book having come out in the middle of 2018 and has current recommended resources at the back of the book.

The author also has a website and podcast and is the founder of TiLT parenting which is a social media community for parents who are raising differently wired children. 

​This book has just come into our Library so if you want to borrow it get in quick!

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