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Children’s /ADHD Ages 4–8

8293697814339

ISBN 9781433829369

51799 >

by MerriamSarcia Saunders

illustrated by Tammie Lyon

I have a spinning motor inside me that buzzes and whirls and hums.

Sometimes I wish I could turn it off!

Includes a Note to Parents, Caregivers, & Teachers with more information on hyperactivity, AD/HD,

behavior management, and helping children focus on the positives.

Merriam Sarcia Saunders, LMFT, is a psychotherapist who specializes in helping

families of children with autism spectrum disorder,

AD/HD, and learning disabilities. She lives in

Northern California. Visit @merriammft on Twitter and merriamsbooks.com.

Tammie Lyon is an award-winning

author and illustrator of numerous books for

children, including Olive and Snowflake, the Eloise series, and the Katie Woo

series. Visit @tammielyon on Instagram and

Twitter, and behance.net/tammielyon.

Charlie feels like he has a whirling, twirling motor running inside him…all

the time! He doesn’t WANT to have so much energy,

but sometimes he just can’t settle down. When his

mom wants to talk to him, he figures he’s in trouble…but she has a surprise for

him instead.

Includes a Note to Parents, Caregivers, & Teachers with more information

on hyperactivity, AD/HD, behavior management,

and helping children focus on the positives.

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I have a spinning motor inside me that buzzes and whirls and hums. I can’t turn it off. It made me play

with my dinosaurs instead of getting my shoes on this morning.

Hurry!We’re late for

school.

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I touched the teacher’s scissors.

At school, my motor made me wiggle too much during story time.

And I talked out of turn.

Whirling, spinning, humming.

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At recess, my friends wouldn’t play with me because my buzzing motor’s noises were too annoying.

So I threw a ball hard and hit Nicole in the face.

By mistake. Ouch. Sorry Nicole.

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The twirling and humming made me forget my snack.

And my lunch.

And my homework.

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