ABOUT SUSY
Susy’s first passion is her family, her husband and their three young children. Her second passion is helping her 9-year-old daughter, Sarah*, to live, love and laugh with ADHD.
In her first book Saving Sarah: Learning to Live, Love and Laugh with ADHD Susy shares in raw, painful and honest detail, the dark side of parenting a child with ADHD but also paints the positive picture that people often don’t see or understand.
Over 18 months Susy trialled many different types of drugs, consulted various experts and received numerous diagnoses for Sarah. She found herself in a world that made her believe that Sarah had a disease, a disorder and an illness, where she could only thrive if she were heavily medicated.
Isolated, confused, frightened and desperate, the journey almost tore her family apart, as Sarah’s behaviour spiralled out of control.
Now, two years since the initial diagnosis, Sarah is a happy and thriving child, and better still: she has achieved this without medication. Susy and her family are immensely proud of Sarah, and how far she has come.
By sharing Sarah’s story, Susy hopes to start a ‘Positive ADHD movement’ to remove the stigma, misunderstanding and labelling that comes with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.
* Name has been changed to protect identity
Susy’s first passion is her family, her husband and their three young children. Her second passion is helping her 9-year-old daughter, Sarah*, to live, love and laugh with ADHD.
In her first book Saving Sarah: Learning to Live, Love and Laugh with ADHD
Susy shares in raw, painful and honest detail, the dark side of parenting a child with ADHD but also paints the positive picture that people often don’t see or understand.