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This weeks' guest is Penny Williams, author of the book Boy Without Instructions: Surviving the Learning Curve of Parenting a Child with ADHD, as well The Insiders Guide to ADHD, and What To Expect When Parenting a Child with ADHD. Penny is also the founder of Parenting ADHD and Autism, which features a blog, coaching, and the Parenting ADHD podcast, all aimed at helping parents raising special kids survive, thrive, and parent with purpose.\xa0\nIn our conversation, Penny shares her story of raising her differently wired son, gives us the inside scoop on her books, and shares some of her best strategies for getting through the tough moments with our unique kiddos. I hope you enjoy the episode!\nPenny Williams is a coffee-lovin\u2019, ADHD-obsessed momma on a mission, and she\u2019s honored to help families on this always chaotic, often stressful, anything-but-ordinary parenting journey. Through her award-winning books, online parent training programs, and parent coaching, Penny helps families like yours survive and thrive in the face of ADHD through a compassionate, purposeful parenthood.\n\xa0\nTHINGS YOU\u2019LL LEARN FROM THIS EPISODE:\n\nPenny\u2019s personal story of discovering her son\u2019s neurodifferences and advocating for him in school\n\nWhy holding her son back one year in school was the best decision Penny made (but she had to follow her gut to make it)\n\nPenny\u2019s thoughts on medicating kids for ADHD, as well as her story in figuring out the best medication path for her son\n\nWhy Penny had mom guilt with some her choices in supporting her son\n\nPenny\u2019s thoughts on the co-morbid diagnoses of ADHD and autism\n\nThe challenges of getting a thorough and accurate diagnosis when there are multiple symptoms\n\n\xa0\nRESOURCES MENTIONED:\n\n\nParenting ADHD and Aspergers (Penny\u2019s website)\n\n\nBoy Without Instructions:Surviving the Learning Curve of Parenting a Child with ADHD by Penny Williams\n\n\nWhat to Expect When Parenting Children with ADHD: A 9-Step Plan to Master the Struggles and Triumphs of Parenting a Child with ADHD by Penny Williams\n\n\nThe Insider\u2019s Guide to ADHD: Adults with ADHD Reveal the Secret to Parenting Kids with ADHD by Penny Williams\n\nParenting ADHD Podcast\xa0\n\nSupport the show\nConnect with Tilt Parenting\n\n\nVisit Tilt Parenting\n\nTake the free 7-Day Challenge\n\n\n\nRead a chapter of Differently Wired\n\n\nFollow Tilt on Twitter & Instagram\n\n\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices