So good morning, everyone. Yeah. Am. This is when I wear my Goldilocks wig when we do all kinds of fundraising for the foundation. And I'm going to introduce all of these things are important to me. You have been seeing the image of the book. And before I read excerpts from the book to you, I maybe just want to mention something that was written in the foreword by one of the reviewers. So now we'd see the protagonist of the delightful story and that children and adults alike. For her, everything is equally important and leads to all kinds of adventures, sometimes with unfortunate consequences. The first half of the book describes the adventures and life of Z in rhyme form, which is fun and has a nursery rhyme sensibility.

The book is written in five of the official languages in our country, which make the book very unique, and it addresses many of the issues that the children and adults are facing in their daily lives. And the reviewer also said, I am not aware of another resource that tackles the problems of ADHD children face in such an innovative yet playful manner. It is really a handy tool for discussions at home, school or wherever children congregate. It is also useful for parents, teachers and the like to enter the world of ADHD and gain better insights. The latter part of the book is a synopsis with very concise yet scientifically grounded information regarding ADHD symptoms, its treatment, and management.

That should really guide our understanding of the disorder as well, and we also include tips for parents, tips for teachers, and also good online resources. I would like to read you some excerpts, and I'm only going to read some of the English just to give you an idea about the book. So we co authored myself and Filio McLoy, which is one of the top South African authors as well. And the illustrations are beautiful by David Thresl, also a young and upcoming author. And I can try to show you some of the pictures, so it might be out of focus, but it's all gray and white line drawings with an ethnic neutral.

Little girl and her adventures. And many of the children that that have the book also use it as a coloring book. But we have many adults buying the book and say it's the first time someone really understands them. So all of these things are important to me. Dese talking. Look at me through others, and what do you see? A naughty little girl since the day she turns three. Look at me through others, and what do you see? A silly little girl that doesn't know a b c. Look at me, sir, what do you see? A rude little girl. She can't play with me. This is just the introduction in terms of what children with ADHD and even adults with ADHD is often experiencing and what Claire also have mentioned where people often label children as naughty stupid.

Or just badly behaved. But then z asked, look at me through others, and there's plenty you will see, but I wonder why can't you just look at me? It is then really going on about a day of the challenges to face and everyone that's on a case. What's wrong with you, z? I upset mother. She wanted me washed but found me playing with brother. Where are your socks, and why are your mouths blue? Why are you taking so long in the loom? Where is your homework? I can't seem to spot. Oh, sorry, mom. I think I forgot. Then she takes a bus ride to school, but with all the intentions of doing her homework on the bus, but she got distracted by the butterflies.

And eventually also got off at the wrong bus stop. She ended up in the zoo where she also had an excursion and got herself into trouble. And everyone is fighting with her, the ranger, the bus driver. And when she eventually arrived late for school, now teacher is also on her case. What's wrong with you, z? This time it's teacher. I charged to a class, knocking person and creature. Where have you been, and why are you so late? I heard you shouting all the way from the gate. I'm sorry, dear teacher, for making you wait. It's only morning, and I have so much on my plate. Zee then described what really has happened in her morning from her perspective. So firstly, it was the adult that's on her case, but now she explained.

I woke up excited, played bouncy with brother, found sweets undercover, and lost my sock in the loom. I didn't do homework, so I tried on the bus, but the butterflies were beautiful as they fly right by us. Now the butterflies in the book is a cool scene running through, and it has to do with the thoughts drifting off. So it's also symbolic of that. She then explained a excursion in the zoo and everything then what went wrong. But then she say in desperation, I'm not being naughty nor silly nor rude. What I do doesn't always work out like it should. All of these things are important to me. My brain just works on them differently. And then she begs to the reader, look at me through my eyes and what will you see?

An adventurous young girl since the day I didn't sleep. Look at eyes look at me through my eyes, and what will you see? A creative young girl as busy as a bee. She goes on explaining this, and then the final part of the book, and you will notice I skipped many of it, but the final sentence is then, look at me through my eyes, and there's plenty you will see. My brain just work on things differently. So we specifically chose z as the goal to to address the misconception that it's always boys that will that that how the world see it is it's usually boys, and we will often see that girls are even less likely to be diagnosed, especially if they're not the hyperactive impulsive type but rather the inattentive type.

The story of Z is also based on the patients I work with in my practice and the stories that the children talk about, the parents talk about, what they share, what is the daily difficulties they have. So we wrote the story to be very, very accessible to everyone, readable, with a sense of humor, with fun, can be interactive if it's with the child, but it's also a very good resource in terms of accurate information as we know it's not easy to get misleading information on the internet as well. So it's really summarized, and our dream is that every single student in South Africa will have a copy of of the book. And we also hope that it will get international traction.

So it should be active on Amazon from next week so where you could download it then. It's a downloadable book. In South Africa, we only have it as a print book because we try to limit screen time, etcetera. But, yeah, please consider reading up more on the book. Contact Claire. Visit our website if you want to get hold of our copy or also look at Amazon as from next week where you will be able to to download it. All the funds that we're raising by the selling of the group goes for ADHD awareness and towards the services that we deliver as the foundation. Thank you very much.

You guys, it's absolutely wonderful. Enormously excited and that's the first time I've heard it through. It touches my heart and I'm so excited it's going to be available globally. And it's just wonderful. I'm just going bring your faces in because we can't see you right now, which is on us. I do not know why that's doing that. It's going to have to be asked just for now. It's extraordinary what you're doing as well in South Africa. I thought the discussion of the current situation was actually it was completely heartbreaking and the difference I think as part of a global conference to bring in the South African and the African experience and what's happening there and the difference between the economies. So it was.

An area of concern for me that we would just be focusing on essentially the wealthier countries who have very different problems to what you're dealing with. And so it wonderful for you to show and share that. And so thank you very much for doing that. That's great. And thank you so much for thank you so much for being here. Thank you so for being part of the conference. Thank you so much for all you presented. So I think this is the point where we have to say goodbye and we've got a video and then we're moving on to Film. So thank you guys very, very much. It's been wonderful and you know, hugely appreciated. And so excited that it's now avail or shortly will be available on Amazon for, I think, your Kindle edition is what you said.

And then I hope in the future perhaps print as well. You'll see, like, obviously, being such a big seller in South Africa, I'm so excited it's gonna be available globally now. Wonderful. Thank you very much.

Bye, guys. Very much for the opportunity to participate.

The best. Thank you. Thank you. Bye. Enjoy. Bye.