The Story of Fidgety Philip
ADHD is clearly not a new phenomena. Dr Heinrich Hoffman pend a poem with illustrations about Fidgety Philip in 1845. I’m sure it will ring true with many parents of ADHD children.
He wriggled
And giggled,
And then, I declare,
Swung backward and forward
And tilted his chair,
Just like any rocking horse;-
“Philip! I am getting cross!”
See the naughty, restless child,
Growing still more rude and wild ,
Find Out More:
Books:
- Nothing But The Truth: A Documentary Novel
- My Backward Life with Dyslexia
- Making the System Work for Your Child with ADHD (Making the System Work for Your Child)
- The Attention Deficit Answer Book: The Best Medications and Parenting Strategies for Your Child
- Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder
July 20th, 2005
ADD / ADHD
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