Memoirs of teenagers attempts to capture the real life stories of girls that experience distress from their current academic environments. As a result this distress ripples into varying degrees of anxiety; to the point where panic and feelings of overwhelming anger become the characteristics and emotions of these young girls.
About the Author: Christina Johnson-Quan is an entrepreneur, owner and operator of M.E.S.S. Educational Consulting and and ADHD Services in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. She works as an ADHD Coach; an academic strategist, and an educator. She facilitates and delivers workshops on a variety of informative and educational topics about Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, and Learning Disabilities. Christina has been an advocate for people with disabilities for a number of years. She had been employed with The Learning Disabilities Association of Saskatchewan since 2006, where she began as a tutor. She struggled academically all through her undergrad and later was successful in achieving her Master's in Education from the University of Saskatchewan. In 2010, she was diagnosed with ADHD, anxiety, and a Learning Disability. Now as an ADHD coach, she promotes academic interventions for students with ADHD; she bridges the gap between home and school by educating and advocating for her clients. She has evolved and morphed over the years as an educator and has finally found her passion: educating others and debunking the myths of ADHD, one story at a time. Megan Henderson is 15 years old; she is in her second year of high school and she is attending a high school in Saskatoon. She has had some good years and some bad years of elementary school. The classroom teachers were often overwhelmed and didn't have many strategies in place. However, the administrative staff would often respond with a strategy to re direct Megan and help her through the panic attacks. She's now having some moments of clarity because she's recognizing strategies, education and support are effective for managing her panic. She has also recently been given a confirmation of ADHD by her Psychiatrist. Megan expressed she wants to learn better ways to deal with her panic and anxiety in order to be able to allow her family to carry on with their tasks throughout the day.