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Would You Teach a Fish to Climb a Tree?

A Different Take on Kids with ADD, ADHD, OCD, and Autism

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Would You Teach a Fish to Climb a Tree?

By: Dain Heer, Gary M. Douglas, Anne Maxwell
Narrated by: Anne Maxwell
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Would You Teach a Fish to Climb a Tree?: A Different Take on Kids with ADD, ADHD, OCD and Autism provides us with a refreshing and new perspective on these children who are so different from their peers. Co-authored by three practitioners who have had remarkable success working with them, this audiobook is filled with practical tools, stories, observations, and life-changing questions that can be used by anyone who has one of these kids in their life and who is looking for something different.

These children are magical and you are sure to fall in love with many of them. There are many magical adults as well... those who are willing to step beyond what so many experts in the field advocate and into what they actually know to be effective with the children. Parents and siblings and relatives; teachers and therapists and administrators; peers and loved ones and friends... all will benefit from this groundbreaking audiobook.

©2014 Access Consciousness Publishing (P)2017 Anne Maxwell Attention Deficit Disorders Mental Health Psychology Psychology & Mental Health Health Special Need Inspiring Magic Autism Parenting Add Kids
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I believe this book is the most positive and inspiring I’ve read / listened to on kids with the associated ‘labels’. View the world from their perspective and see their amazing ability as ‘infinite beings’. Loved how the chapters aren’t super lengthy as I listened to it in parts over a spread of time.

inspiring and positive - worth listening to!

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I have read this book so many times. Each time I learn something new.
I have implemented some of the tools with my child and family. The results always make me stop and go wow it is true, it really does work. My 16month old and I rarely talk. We just communicate via energy. Also learning to acknowledge childrens talents and abilities really is a wonderful gift. They are incredible beings. Why not celebrate them.
I recommend reading this book. If you want to change for you and your child.

I have read and re read this book

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Very left of centre with some very informative, relative ideas. Begin with an open mind, keep going as it can draw out a little.

Left of centre

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I loved that it articulated how I used to work with kids in pre school who were on the spectrum and mostly non verbal. I didn't realise how much they gravitated to me to assist them to play games with the other kids because I would read their minds and then let the verbal kids know how he wanted to play or not. Awesome book. Thankyou.

unspoken knowing

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The narrative is hard to follow and I lost it at, 'using telepathy to talk to a clients wolf for them about their concerns with reincarnation' among other things

Leaning heavily on metaphysical theory

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OCD is a debilitating mental Illness yet these authors group it in with ADHD and Autism. Yes ,all three share neural pathways, share symptoms, and frequently co-occur, but OCD cannot be explained by a social model of disability and to suggest otherwise is a serious disservice to those who suffer.

Pseudo science and woo

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I am sad to know that I paid good money to be told that kids can (psychically) pull answers to test questions from the teacher's head !

Rubbish!

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