About the Author

Syreeta Washington has a Master's in Counseling Psychology and has worked as a therapist in a variety of settings with individuals and families. This book is inspired by her love of reading and extensive work with children presenting with myriad diagnoses from ADHD to Oppositional Defiant Disorder. Her message to anyone with a psychiatric diagnosis is, "You are NOT your disorder." She is currently a full-time psychology professor at a community college where her favorite courses to teach are Abnormal and Developmental Psychology. She resides in New Jersey with her quirky family and their awesome dog who she is convinced was a superhero in another lifetime.