Description
| Product ID: | 9781035030576 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Your Child is Not Broken |
| Subtitle: | Parent Your Neurodivergent Child Without Losing Your Marbles |
| Authors: | Author: Heidi Mavir |
| Page Count: | 288 |
| Subjects: | Memoirs, Memoirs, Coping with / advice about illness and specific health conditions, Parenting: advice and issues, Coping with illness & specific conditions, Advice on parenting |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Part autobiography, part parenting manual, Your Child Is Not Broken is a no-holds-barred account of Heidi Mavir’s discovery of her child’s neurodivergence. <p><b>An updated edition of the <i>Sunday Times</i> bestseller.<br><br><i>Your Child Is Not Broken </i>is THE book for parents who need permission to do things differently.</b><br><br>An unapologetic, deeply moving manual for parents of neurodivergent children from Heidi Mavir, a late-identified, neurodivergent adult and parent to an autistic/ADHD teenager.<br><br>This updated edition includes information on Pathological Demand Avoidance, Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria, an interview with Heidi's son Theo and more.<br><br>Follow Heidi's irreverent and brutally honest story of her fight to be seen, heard and supported, while swimming against a tide of parent blame, ableist stereotypes and the weight of other people’s opinions.<br><br><i>Your Child Is Not Broken</i> is a call to arms for parents and carers of autistic, ADHD, or otherwise neurodivergent children. It is the book that no one has dared to write but every parent needs to read. Heidi’s hilarious anecdotes and heartbreaking storytelling offer validation, comfort, reassurance and wisdom to parents who need it the most.</p> |
| Imprint Name: | Bluebird |
| Publisher Name: | Pan Macmillan |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2023-05-11 |