{"product_id":"dmdd-made-plain-chronic-irritability-explosive-outbursts-and-the-child-behind-the-anger-9798196233265","title":"DMDD Made Plain: Chronic Irritability, Explosive Outbursts, and the Child Behind the Anger","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Dan Boynton\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Dysfunctional Families\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen a child's anger becomes the weather in the house, everyone learns to watch the sky.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome children do more than have tantrums. Their anger is too big, too frequent, too confusing, and too hard to calm. A simple request can become an hour-long battle. A small disappointment can turn into screaming, threats, tears, shame, or destruction. Parents, foster caregivers, teachers, grandparents, and caseworkers may find themselves asking the same painful question: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIs this defiance? Trauma? Bad behavior? A mood disorder? Or something else?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDMDD Made Plain\u003c\/b\u003e offers a clear, compassionate, and practical guide to Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder without reducing the child to a diagnosis or excusing unsafe behavior. Written for the adults who live and work closest to explosive children, this book explains why DMDD is more than ordinary tantrums, why the irritable mood between outbursts matters, and why small triggers can become very big reactions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInside, readers will learn how to better understand: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat DMDD is and what it is not\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow chronic irritability differs from normal childhood anger\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy outbursts can look intentional when a child is actually overwhelmed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow trauma, ADHD, anxiety, autism, depression, and oppositional behavior can overlap with or resemble DMDD\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat adults can do during, after, and between explosions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to protect siblings, support school planning, and coordinate with treatment teams\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat real progress looks like when change is slow but meaningful\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not a \"bad kid\" book. It is also not a book that pretends behavior does not matter. A child can be overwhelmed and still need limits. A child can be struggling and still need repair. A child can have serious mood dysregulation and still be more than the worst thing they did during an outburst.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith warmth, clarity, and practical guidance, \u003cb\u003eDMDD Made Plain\u003c\/b\u003e helps caregivers move beyond blame and confusion toward steadier responses, safer homes and classrooms, better conversations with professionals, and a more accurate understanding of the child behind the anger.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHope does not mean easy. It means the pattern can be understood, supported, and slowly changed.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47892862632087,"sku":"9798196233265","price":1676.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798196233265.webp?v=1781189507","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/dmdd-made-plain-chronic-irritability-explosive-outbursts-and-the-child-behind-the-anger-9798196233265","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}