Daily Excerpt: Andrew's Awesome Adventures with His ADHD Brain (Wilcox) - Monumental Meltdowns and My ADHD Brain
Today's book excerpt comes from Andrew's Awesome Adventures with His ADHD Brain by Kristin and Andrew Wilcox. Monumental Meltdowns and My ADHD Brai n The kid sitting across from me on the bus is picking his nose. I turn away and look out the window, watching the endless line of kids sprint by, trying to make it to their bus on time. Music is blaring from the back of the bus, and kids are talking loudly over the music. A group of eighth grade girls is getting on the bus now and talking nonstop about some cute boy in their science class. “Hello,” I say as they pass by. The lead girl stops dead in her tracks and glares at me. I immediately regret my decision. “Oh, look at that, the little seventh grader thinks he can talk to us.” All at once, the group of girls begins to laugh and make fun of me. Clenched fists, muscles tensing, heart pounding, and teeth grinding, I feel the anger rising from my toes to the top of my head. I am helpless to stop it. In a flash, I...