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  Franki Bagdade, author of the award-winning book, I Love My Kids, But I Don't Always Liked Them , recently reviewed  Andrew's Awesome Adventures with His ADHD Brain  by Kristin and Andrew Wilcox. She writes: Kristen Wilcox and I have a few things in common. We are both authors who write about ADHD, our first books were both published by MSI Press and we are both parenting AWESOME kids with ADHD. I recently had the pleasure of reading  “Andrew’s Awesome Adventures with His ADHD Brain”  co-written by both Kristen and her son Andrew. This is THE book, I wish I had when I was a classroom teacher. This is THE book I wish I had back in 1985 when I was diagnosed. Read the rest of the review HERE . BOOK AWARDS Andrew's Awesome Adventures with His ADHD Brain 2022 Literary Titan Gold Award winner 2022 Best Indie Book Award winner 2023 Readers' Favorite Book Award winner For more posts about the Wilcoxes and their book, click  HERE . Sign up for the MSI Press LLC newsletter Foll

  Dr. Kristin Wilcox, author of Andrew's Awesome Adventures with His ADHD Brain , discusses "The Humor of ADHD" in her latest post in her Mythology of ADHD Blog in Psychology Today . Read it HERE . 2022 Literary Titan Gold Award winner 2022 Best Indie Book Award winner Sign up for the MSI Press LLC newsletter  here  or on our  home page . Follow MSI Press on  Twitter ,  Face Book , and  Instagram .   Interested in publishing with MSI Press LLC? Check out information on  how to submit a proposal . Interested in receiving a free copy of this or any MSI Press LLC book  in exchange for  reviewing  a current or forthcoming MSI Press LLC book? Contact editor@msipress.com. Want an  author-signed copy  of this book? Purchase the book at 25% discount (use coupon code FF25) and concurrently send a written request to orders@msipress.com. 

Glass half empty or is it really half full? Usually, ADHD is considered a problem. Franki suggests that it has some value in and of itself, such as: 1. Multi-tasking! Have you ever tried to pat your head and rub your stomach at the same time? Or maybe it’s the other way around… Well, I can’t do that! I can, however, watch tv/listen and write this blog, sing a song, and pet my dog! **It’s a myth that those with ADHD can’t focus. In reality, most of us struggle with focusing on one thing at a time or on something that isn’t so interesting. For me that’s the laundry. It’s always the laundry. Watch my tik tok to see what I mean! Read the rest of the blog post HERE  to find out the other 9 benefits of ADHD. It was well worth the time. For more posts about Franki and her book, I Love My Kids, But I Don't Always Like Them , including excerpts, click HERE . Note: Franki's book has received 59 reviews on Amazon; all of them are 5 stars. For more posts on ADHD, click HERE .        

  One of the fun things that a publisher (or at least, an acquisitions editor) gets to experience is meeting more than one member of a family -- as authors whose work we publish. In this series of presenting family authors, we take note of Kristin Wilcox and Andrew Wilcox. Kristin (Dr. Wilcox) attacks the topic of ADHD from the point of view of a specialist in their award-winning book, Andrew's Awesome Adventures with His ADHD Brain . Andrew, a remarkable young man with ADHD, describes what ADHD is lile on an everyday basis from the viewpoint of someone trying to handle life while coping with ADHD. Powerful! Best Indie Book Award Literary Tital Gold Award For more posts about Kristin and Andrew and their book, click HERE . Sign up for the MSI Press LLC newsletter Follow MSI Press on  Twitter ,  Face Book , and  Instagram .   Interested in publishing with MSI Press LLC? Check out information on  how to submit a proposal . Interested in receiving a free copy of this or any MSI Press

  MSI Press books have, historically, won many awards from a wide range of competitions. This is the first in a series of sharing the various awards that our books have earned. The first category is Best Indie Book Award. The following MSI Press books have been Best Indie Book Award Winners to date: A Theology for the Rest of Us (Arthur Yavelberg).  If God exists and is good, why is there evil? Avoiding such questions underlies the spiritual emptiness and anxiety in today's world. A Theology for the Rest of Us explores how to approach the divine through Eastern and Western religious traditions without dogma, challenging readers to "be you lamps unto yourselves."  This book also won the Literary Titan Silver Award. Read more about this book and its author  HERE . Andrew's Awesome Adventures with His ADHD Brai n (Kristin Wilcox & Andrew Wilcox).  T his book provides unique insights into ADHD behaviors and suggests highly pragmatic and successfully implemented stra

   Edward Hallowell, M.D.,  Harvard psychologist and  co-author of  Driven to Distraction  and  ADHD 2.0  had this to say about Andrew's Awesome Adventures with His Awesome ADHD Brain : Andrew's Awesome Adventures  is awesome indeed! It is also unique, in that the book combines Andrew's perspective as a child with his mom's perspective both as a mother and as a scientist who's expert on the latest findings on ADHD. Not only unique, this book is also entertaining, well-written, highly informative, and immensely helpful to anyone concerned about ADHD, especially as it occurs in boys who are not disruptive or hyperactive. A superb contribution to the field.  --- For more posts about the Wilcoxes and their books, click HERE . Sign up for the MSI Press LLC newsletter.

  Franki Bagdade, author of I Love Mu Kids, But I Don't Always Like Them , has recently been cited by two blogs posts. ADHD Online cites Franki in its post, "Summer Survival Guide: Top Tips for ADHD Parents" and in a post on trips for ADHD families. For more posts about ADHD, click HERE . For more posts about Franki Bagdade and her works, click HERE .                                         Sign up for the MSI Press LLC newsletter                           Follow MSI Press on  Twitter ,  Face Book , and  Instagram .

  In Psychology Today , Dr. Kristin Wilcox, co-author of the award-winning book,  Andrew's Awesome Adventures with His ADHD Brain , reviewed  I Love My Kids, But I Don't Always Liked Them   by Franki Bagdade. She writes: [Right-sizing expectations] is a major theme throughout the book. Understanding your child and what is reasonable for you to expect from them is crucial to the parent–child relationship. I know my ADHD son will not listen to me if he is hyperfocused on a particular task, yet I still get annoyed when I am talking to him and being ignored. It took some time, and learning about his ADHD, to realize he does not ignore me on purpose; he truly doesn’t hear me speaking to him when his ADHD brain is otherwise engaged. I need to get his attention first or wait until he reaches a break in what he is doing before discussing something with him. I had to right size my expectations for how my son behaves, and how his ADHD brain works. It is all about setting reasonable expec

  " Well-written and entertaining, it is a must-read for parents and teachers of children with ADHD. I find Andrew’s perspective interesting as he reveals the chaos and emotional turmoil he goes through and the daily battles he fights that most of us will never understand. Andrew's Awesome Adventures with His ADHD Brain gives us an intimate and unique glimpse into his world. Ultimately, this beautiful story of love provides simple ways to overcome the many challenges that a child with ADHD faces every day." Read the full review HERE . BEST INDIE BOOK AWARD LITERARY TITAN GOLD MEDAL  For more posts about the Wilcoxes and their award-winning book, click HERE . Sign up for the MSI Press LLC newsletter Follow MSI Press on  Twitter ,  Face Book , and  Instagram .   Interested in publishing with MSI Press LLC? Check out information on  how to submit a proposal . Interested in receiving a free copy of this or any MSI Press LLC book  in exchange for  reviewing  a current or forth

  MSI Press, 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 topic that most of us probbaly don't think about, but which is important. How do you keep teenagers with ADHD safe once they are old enough to drive? Read her article, "Strategies to Help Your ADHD Teen Be a Safe Driver" HERE . For more posts by and about Kristin and her book, click HERE . 2022 Literary Titan Gold Award winner 2022 Best Indie Book Award winner Sign up for the MSI Press LLC newsletter Follow MSI Press on  Twitter ,  Face Book , and  Instagram .   Interested in publishing with MSI Press LLC? Check out information on  how to submit a proposal . Interested in receiving a free copy of this or any MSI Press LLC book  in exchange for  reviewing  a current or forthcoming MSI Press LLC book? Contact editor@msipress.com. Want an  author-signed copy  of this book? Purchase the book at 25% discount (

  WBAL , Baltimore's NBC station, recently interviewed Dr. Kristin Wilcox and Andrew Wilcox, authors of Andrew's Awesome Adventures with His ADHD Brain. See both come alive on television as they talk about the content of their book and why the wrote it (click on the WBAL link). Andrew's Awesome Adventures with His ADHD Brain comes alive in this interview. "Meet" both authors in their own home! Andrew's Awesome Adventures with His ADHD Brain is featured in this month's MSI Press Newsletter., which will be distributed on Thursday, April 14. If you are not signed up for the newsletter, it is not too late to get this month's issue if you sign up today (literally). We do not send retroactive copies of the newsletter. For more posts about the Wilcoxes and their book, click HERE .                                          Sign up for the MSI Press LLC newsletter.

  Dr. Kristin Wilcox, co-author of the award-winning  Andrew's Awesome Adventure with His ADHD Brain , has penned a column for Medium: ADHD Lesson: It's okay if my son's socks don't make it to the hamper . Check it out! For more posts by and about Kristin and her book, click  HERE . For more posts about ADHD, click  HERE . BEST INDIE BOOK AWARD LITERARY TITAN BOOK AWARD: GOLD MEDAL Sign up for the MSI Press LLC newsletter Follow MSI Press on  Twitter ,  Face Book , and  Instagram .   Interested in publishing with MSI Press LLC? Check out information on  how to submit a proposal . Interested in receiving a free copy of this or any MSI Press LLC book  in exchange for  reviewing  a current or forthcoming MSI Press LLC book? Contact editor@msipress.com. Want an  author-signed copy  of this book? Purchase the book at 25% discount (use coupon code FF25) and concurrently send a written request to orders@msipress.com. 

  Dr. Kristin Wilcox, co-author of the award-winning  Andrew's Awesome Adventure with His ADHD Brain , has penned a column for Medium:  I needed to understand my son’s ADHD before I could really help him . Check it out! For more posts by and about Kristin and her book, click  HERE . For more posts about ADHD, click  HERE . BEST INDIE BOOK AWARD LITERARY TITAN BOOK AWARD: GOLD MEDAL Sign up for the MSI Press LLC newsletter Follow MSI Press on  Twitter ,  Face Book , and  Instagram .   Interested in publishing with MSI Press LLC? Check out information on  how to submit a proposal . Interested in receiving a free copy of this or any MSI Press LLC book  in exchange for  reviewing  a current or forthcoming MSI Press LLC book? Contact editor@msipress.com. Want an  author-signed copy  of this book? Purchase the book at 25% discount (use coupon code FF25) and concurrently send a written request to orders@msipress.com.