My child's different: the lessons learned from one family's struggle to unlock their son's potential

In 'My Child's Different', Elaine Halligan - a mother of two - tells the story of her son Sam, who by the age of seven had been excluded from three schools and was later labelled as having a whole host of conditions, ranging from autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) to pathological demand avoidance (PDA) to severe dyslexia.

His parents never gave up on him, however, taking positive parenting courses and research all kinds of different therapies to support him.

They believed he was a good and capable person, and that belief in turn gave Sam resilience, grit and an ability to persevere in the face of adversity.