Your Neurodiverse Child: How to Help Kids with Learning, Attention, and Neurocognitive Challenges Thrive

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Provides invaluable information and practical strategies to empower neurodiverse children to thrive.

Globally, the prevalence of children with challenges has increased dramatically. Unfortunately, these children are often labeled as bad, stupid, or lazy. They are frequently left feeling totally helpless and despondent about their problems, blaming themselves for their poor performance. Its essential for parents, caregivers, and teachers to understand how to support these kids to ensure their success.

In Your Neurodiverse Child: How to Help Kids with Learning, Attention, and Neurocognitive Challenges Thrive, Dr. Nechama Sorscher educates the reader on how to identify and work with children with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), Learning Disorders (LD), and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). She explains each disorder in a clear and accessible manner, debunks myths and misconceptions about neurodiverse children, and includes the latest research, interventions, and modification recommendations. With a wealth of experience, Dr. Sorscher also provides practical strategies to nurture each child and empower them to find success in all areas of life, whether on the playground, in the classroom, or at home.

Featuring compelling stories of children who have confronted these challenges, Your Neurodiverse Child shows how identification and intervention can change a childs pattern of failure to success. It offers parents and educators crucial insights to help foster a loving relationship where children are accepted for their differences and given the tools to thrive.

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Dr. Sorscher understands both the challenges and unique potentials faced by children with attention, learning, and socioemotional struggles. In this essential guide for teachers and parents, she combines up-to-date research with practical strategies for use in the classroom and at home, helping these young learners improve upon their skills and self-esteem. Packed with actionable advice and real-life examples, Dr. Sorscher provides caregivers with the tools they need to foster growth, resilience, and confidence in young learners with diverse needs. Your Neurodivergent Child is brimming with compassion and expertise, making it an invaluable resource for anyone seeking to support students with diverse learning profiles. -- Clarice Kestenbaum, MD, professor emeritus, Columbia University, past president of the American Academy of Child Psychiatry
With great empathy and understanding, using many relatable examples and case studies, Dr. Sorscher has laid out vital strategies to help neurodivergent children flourish and reach their greatest potential. A must-read for parents, teachers, and truly everyone dedicated to inclusivity. -- Dawn M. Barclay, author of the Lowell Thomas Gold award-winning book, Traveling Different: Vacation Strategies for Parents of the Anxious, the Inflexible, and the Neurodiverse
Dr. Sorscher has drawn upon her wealth of professional and personal experiences to give neurodivergent individuals, as well as mental health professionals, parents, and educators, an eminently useful guide. She discusses diagnostic categories, such as ADHD, learning disorders, and autism spectrum disorders, in a rich and sensitive way which transcends the intellectualized, detached language of psychiatric literature, revealing the profound human experiences of those struggling with neurocognitive challenges, and offering indispensable insight to those who surround and care for them. This is an excellent and highly recommended resource, providing down-to-earth advice rooted in up-to-date empirical research. -- Gary Brucato, PhD, clinical and forensic psychologist, researcher and author, visiting scholar at Boston College
This book is a practical guide for parents offering strategies on how to help their child succeed. It aids parents in understanding their childs strengths and challenges, as well as developing realistic expectations. Your Neurodiverse Child is clearly written, easy to read, and gives relatable examples. Parenting is one of the hardest jobs in the world, particularly parenting a child with special needs, and this book helps to make it a little easier. -- Karin Donahue, PhD, associate professor of psychology, Northampton Community College
As a special education service provider, I appreciated Dr. Sorschers Your Neurodiverse Child. Her tips for improving social-emotional learning skills are practical and grounded in having a deep understanding of each childs individuality. As someone who works with children with different learning needs, I found this book to be a helpful guide for educators and parents too. Highly recommend! -- Yesenia Peralta, special education teacher

Author Bio

Nechama Sorscher, PhD, is a New York City-based clinical psychologist who treats a diverse range of patients specializing in neurocognitive challenges. She also teaches and supervises graduate students at the William Alanson White Institute. Sorscher is the author of a forthcoming book for clinicians, A Psychodynamic Approach to Neurocognitive Challenges: Assessment and Intervention.