Angela Martin

Monstar Restlez is a young monster who shows signs of ADHD He goes to the Academy for Monstarz along with other young monstarz who have non visible disabilities. The traits he shows include restlessness, excess energy, inability to focus for long, complete tasks, follow instructions, queuing and Anxiety. With brightly coloured graphical pages the reader can visualize all the sports and activities he loves. He finds it hard sitting in a classroom listening to lessons all day, forgets to bring required stuff to school, has problems , taking turns, minding others, keeping calm and sleeping ​​​​​​​From ADHD awareness and acceptance all around him such as his teacher, peers and parents Monstar Restlez can manage these difficulties in his everyday life.

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Monstar Fretz is a young monstar who shows signs of Anxiety She goes to the Academy for Monstarz along with other young monstarz who have non visible disabilities. When she is anxious she presents herself as nervous, irritable, snappy, withdrawn and argumentative. She worries about friendships, schoolwork, commuting to school and her mum to name afew. This can make her unable to concentrate on schoolwork, she can lose her appetite, stutter, find it hard to fall asleep, be tearful and be prone to tummy and headaches. With brightly coloured graphical pages the reader can visualize all the worries she has and what methods she uses to cope with her anxieties From Anxiety awareness and acceptance all around her such as her teacher, peers and mum Monstar Fretz can manage these worries in her everyday life.

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