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  Today's book excerpt comes from  Andrew's Awesome Adventures with His ADHD Brain   by Kristin and Andrew Wilcox.  My ADHD Brain Made Me Do It I like science. There are no writing essays, and we get to do cool lab experiments. I get good grades in science and can pay attention in class—most of the time, anyway. Today we are learning about the brain. I stare at a diagram of the brain up on the board and listen while my teacher explains what the different parts of the brain do. “Every day our brains are bombarded with thousands of pieces of information from the world around us,” she says. “The frontal cortex is like a military force keeping out the enemy, only letting in the information you need to pay attention to at the time. The frontal cortex is responsible for you being able to learn, remember, plan, organize, pay attention, and control your emotions.” Apparently, my ADHD frontal cortex is less military-like and more laid-back-on-vacation-like, making my brain feel like a

MSI Press, Kristin Wilcox and Andrew Wilcox, authors of the award-winning  Andrew's Awesome Adventures with His ADHD Brain , were guests recently on the See Me podcast. Link here to Apple Podcasts  See Me Podcast with Kristin and Andrew Wilcox  and Spotify  See Me Podcast with Kristin and Andrew Wilcox_Spotify . For more posts by and about Kristin and her book, click  HERE . Book Awards for  Andrew's Awesome Adventures with His ADHD Brain Literary Titan Gold Award winner Best Indie Book Award winner Readers' Favorite Book Aware Read more posts about the Kristin and Andrew Wilcox and their book  HERE . To purchase copies of this book at 25% discount, use code FF25 at  MSI Press webstore . Want to buy this book and not have to pay for it? Ask your local library to purchase and shelve it. Sign up for the MSI Press LLC monthly newsletter (recent releases, sales/discounts, awards, reviews, Amazon top 100 list, author advice, and more -- stay up to date)   Follow MSI Press on  Tw

  MSI Press, Kristin Wilcox, author of the award-winning  Andrew's Awesome Adventures with His ADHD Brain , regularly writes for  Psychology Today . Here is a recent contribution on a valuable topic: " The Nightly Challenge: Sleep Disorders in ADHD Children ." Description of Andrew's awesome Adventures with His  ADHD Brain: Change what you think you know about ADHD in boys. In this two-part book Andrew and his neuroscientist mom each tell their story about living with the inattentive subtype of ADHD. How do you survive life and middle school with an ADHD elephant in your brain? Kids with ADHD will relate to Andrew's reactions to everyday and school-related situations, like remembering to turn in homework, staying organized, and making friends. Using practical strategies Andrew learns to manage his ADHD even when his brain sometimes feels "like and overstuffed garbage can, the lid won't stay on and garbage is falling out all over the floor". He even r

  An Interview with My Son Who Has ADHD A Personal Perspective: What it's like to have inattentive-type ADHD.* What is it like to have inattentive-type ADHD? To pay attention to everything all the time? Andrew, my son, vividly describes his inattentive ADHD brain as an overstuffed garbage can—the lid won’t stay on, and stuff is falling out all over the floor. Kids with inattentive-type ADHD do not fit the stereotype of the hyperactive, impulsive child who is in constant motion, blurting out answers in the classroom. They often fly under the radar at school with symptoms of inattention, disorganization, and forgetfulness, and are perceived as lazy, uninterested, and, even worse, stupid. Since there is a misunderstanding of inattentive ADHD symptoms, I recently asked Andrew what else he would want others to know about his ADHD. I am smart, but I don’t learn like everyone else. My son, like other kids with ADHD, often struggles to pay attention for extended periods of time i