Merriam R. Sarcia Saunders, LMFT
Merriam R. Sarcia Saunders, LMFT, is a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist, Certified Clinical Trauma Professional, and ADHD Certified Clinical Services Provider specializing in Parent Behavior Therapy. She is the author of ADHD-focused children’s books, My Whirling, Twirling Motor and My Wandering, Dreaming Mind (Magination Press/APA), and the middle school novel Trouble with a Tiny t (Capstone) as well as the adult nonfictions Divorce and the ADHD, Autistic, Anxious Child and Mindfulness Meditation for ADHD (Rockridge Press). She is a graduate Adjunct Professor of psychology at Dominican University and the co-founder of www.ANovelMind.com, a popular blog and searchable database of books for young readers that reflect characters with mental health and neurodivergent issues. Find her at How to Parent ADHD on Instagram.
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