What is wrong with Nicholas? Nothing is wrong with Nicholas, he
just happens to have ADHD. Readers follow Nicholas, and his
animated and sometimes comical clock companion, through a typical
day. A day in which Nicholas loses a friend or two, talks too much,
forgets his homework, gets sent to the principal's office, is
teased by his peers, and feels all around inadequate. Readers can
vividly view how the symptoms of ADHD accumulate and often follow a
domino effect. Readers will also gain insight into the thoughts and
feelings behind many of the behaviors exhibited by children who
have ADHD. As reviewed by New York Times best-selling author Ellen
Tanner Marsh Recently Mark Haddon wrote a book called The Curious
Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, which made the unusual and
imaginative leap of letting a boy with autism tell the story
himself. Whether fictional or not, books about characters with one
psychological dysfunction or another are typically written from the
third-person point of view so that we learn the "truths" from
someone other than the sufferer. In They Say I Have ADHD, I Say
Life Sucks! Thoughts From Nicholas, Lisa-Anne Ray-Byers brilliantly
and adeptly follows the same principle as Haddon, allowing
Nicholas-a boy with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder-to
tell his own story. Nicholas wonders, Why can't I be normal? In
truth, disorganization and messiness go with being a kid, but
Nicholas has been convinced of exactly the opposite by a mother and
teachers who do not seem to understand childhood, nor how to
accommodate Nicholas's actual "disorder." Fortunately, Ray-Byers
has done an outstanding job telling this story in the first person,
thus bringing much needed insight to the difficulties children with
ADHD face from their waking hours until bedtime. To read this book
is to learn to sympathize and certainly to gain a better
understanding that may possibly lead to better treatment for those
afflicted. For this reason alone, the value of this book cannot be
overstated! About Lisa-Anne Lisa-Anne Ray-Byers is a native of the
beautiful island of Bermuda. She immigrated to the United States
after completing her Bachelor of Science degree in Communicative
Disorders from Andrews University in Berrien Springs, Michigan. She
has worked in education and special education for two decades with
children of all ages. She has a Master of Science degree in
Speech-Language Pathology from Adelphi University in Garden City,
New York. She also holds a Master of Science degree in
Multicultural Education from the College of New Rochelle in New
Rochelle, New York. She has also completed additional graduate
coursework at the College of New Rochelle for certification in
educational administration. She is a licensed and certified
speech-language pathologist and is currently employed in a local
public school district. In addition to her duties as a
speech-language pathologist, the author also writes a weekly
question and answer column in four local newspapers entitled Ask
Lisa-Anne. Her column covers topics in education, education law,
special education, and numerous related issues. In 2006, she
launched her educational website www.AskLisaAnne.com as a resource
for parents, therapists and teachers. She also shares a monthly
educational e-newsletter as an extension of her website. Lisa-Anne
resides in New York with her husband and their four children. You
may contact her at
[email protected].
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