Ease up! : didn't come with a manual / Tiki Ani

"Ya got yer hands full there, mate!''The child psychologist asked me to keep a diary of incidents and behaviours that happened in the course of each day. I handed him 25 pages of illegible scribble, and he asked if they were labelled for each day. I said mildly, "This is just one day. Half a day, actually."'Jumping. Leaping. Yelling. Bumping. Breaking. Talking non-stop. Obsessing over things. Moving. Always moving. Sleeping 20 minutes. Asking endless questions. Knocking things over. Climbing. All day. Every day. Tiki Ani's son was only 2 years old when he was diagnosed as having the highest level of attention deficit hyperactive disorder - ADHD - ever measured in their home state. Soon Kip's energy, noise and hyperactivity began to clash with the social structures and systems geared to 'normal' children, and Tiki decided it was time to create the life that would work for her family. A life that might fly in the face of contemporary advice and practice for children with ADHD, but one that would exchange days of exhaustion, frustration and worry for years of fun, adventure, compassion and love, and ultimately change their lives.'Suddenly I realised that I was living every moment of every day, and it was really rewarding."--Back cover.