Sometimes, the best way we can help people is not to dive in and jump on our instincts to fix something but rather just to listen. To take the time to be quiet and really hear what that person is feeling, in their own words. It’s the toughest thing in the world but when we listen and realize that we can learn so much simply by seeing things from another person’s perspective, it is then that we can figure out how to best support them.
“The Boy With The Faster Brain” is Peter Shankman’s story of growing up as a young boy that knew he thought differently than others at an early age but didn’t quite know what to do about that yet or how to feel about it. More so, how to manage it. Imagine having ADHD before knowing what ADHD really was. How would you explain it? How would you reach out for help when you didn’t quite understand it yourself?
This book is told from Peter’s perspective when he was younger and takes the reader through such beautiful insight of what it feels like from a child’s perspective. Fortunately, today, there are an incredible amount of resources for people to help manage what they’re feeling with these amazing faster brains and this book is meant to help any child who’s going through this to understand that they have an incredible gift. And, most importantly, that they are not alone in this. Ever.
Peter Shankman is an incredibly successful serial entrepreneur, angel investor, global keynote speaker, author of several best selling books (including this one now!), a customer experience expert and single dad. Managing all of this and thriving with ADHD. He calls it a superpower and shares his thoughts frequently for people of all ages on how to harness these gifts through his podcast, Faster Than Normal and his popular book by the same name.
Nothing slows him down or ever becomes impossible.
That is the overarching theme here and its inspiring to see what’s transpired in real life for him through his story from way back when.
This book is a beautiful resource for any child dealing with these feelings and going through a diagnosis. It’s a phenomenal gift for any parent, aunt, or friend that knows someone younger that is going through the process of learning how to live with ADHD and thrive with this faster way of thinking and moving because in the end, we truly can only can help once we listen from someone else’s perspective.