
Finding the Calm Child Within: Raising Resilient Children with Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (Copernicus Books)
by Sam Goldstein, Robert B. Brooks, Donna DiMaio Rooney, Molly Anthony
This NEW book, written by two renowned psychologists and two Matthews Protocol-supporting parents, tackles this complex condition from all angles. It is a unique collaboration of professional expertise and lived experience provides:
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Valuable insights and effective strategies for managing a range of emotional and behavioral challenges.
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Comprehensive knowledge of DMDD -- from its clinical manifestation to cutting-edge therapeutic interventions.
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Features DMDD families from across the country and as far away as the UK, sharing their dramatic and raw stories of resilience and hope.
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Explains the Matthews Protocol in detail and why it is so promising.
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A collection of helpful tips provided by numerous DMDD parents, highlighting their own discoveries they've made along the way.
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The eight guideposts for building resilience to help children with DMDD navigate their emotions, develop problem-solving skills, and cultivate self-discipline and empathy.
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Strengthening home and school partnerships to ensure that children with DMDD receive the support and accommodations they need to thrive academically and socially.
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A quick reference chart of effective strategies for conflict resolution for children (at home, school, and on the playground)
listing what doesn't tend to work and what does.
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An invaluable resource for parents, caregivers, educators, and mental health professionals.
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Above all, this book gives hope, because there is HOPE!! 38% of the royalties of the sale of this book goes towards the support of this non-profit and website.
Accomplishments
Revolutionize DMDD made significant strides in facilitating a successful launch for our organization. Key accomplishments include, but are not limited to:
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Securing the legal copyright of Dr. Larry Fisher's DMDD presentation videos, which has given so many caregivers that "ah-ha!" moment when realizing their child may have DMDD, or was newly diagnosed.
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Obtaining legal ownership of research and literature, so that those findings will live on, be improved by research, and recognized in the medical community to help others.
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Taking the initiative to notify NAMI about the lack of DMDD representation on their website and actively working towards rectifying this oversight.
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Allocated 50% of the donations received in August 2022 to provide assistance to the Johnson family of Oklahoma during their difficult times.
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Authored the parent's chapter titled "DMDD from the Front Lines: The Parent's Perspective" for inclusion in the upcoming publication, the FIRST Clinician’s Guide to Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder in Children, which is set to be published by Springer Nature in 2024.