DidYouHearThat?HelpforChildrenWhoHearVoicesisaboutfiveverydifferentchildrenwhoshareonethingincommon―hearingvoicesandseeingthingsthatarenotthere.
Susieisa9-year-oldwhokeepsherchallengeswithauditoryandvisualhallucinationsasecretuntilateacheralertsherparentsofherdifficultiesatschool.Withcompassion,empathy,loveandunderstanding,Susie’’sparentsencouragehertoseeacounselor.Susiebuildstrustandrapportwithhercounselor,whichfinallyallowshertoshareherwell-guardedsecret.Afterdivulgingwhathasbeentroublingherforyears,withhercounselor’’shelp,shediscoversthatsheisnottheonlyoneintheworldwhostruggleswithvoices.
Susiethenintroducesreaderstofourotherchildrenofdifferentethnicities,ages,backgrounds,talentsandinterestswhoalsohearvoices.Allofthechildrensharewithreaderstheirchallengeswithvoicesandpersonallifecircumstancesthatcontributedtothemhearingvoices.Thentheygoontospeakabouttheirpersonalchoicesregardingwhatroletheywantvoicestohaveintheirlivesandhowcounselorshelpedthemachievetheirindividualgoals.
DidYouHearThat?isabeautifullyillustratedpracticaltherapeuticstorybookforpsychologists,psychiatristsandmentalhealthpractitionerstreatingchildrenwithauditoryandvisualhallucinations.Whileitnormalizestheexperienceandassistschildreninseekingprofessionalhelp,itisalsoaneasytounderstandanduser-friendlyguideforconcernedparents,teachers,pediatriciansandalliedhealthprofessionals.
