Chasing Lee

“Summers captures the beauty, pain and transformative power of parenting in Chasing Lee.”—Cassandra Lane, author of We are Bridges and editor-in-chief of L.A. Parent

“For parents just beginning this path, this book is a comforting reminder that there is light ahead, and that you never have to walk it alone. Bravo, Jennifer, for helping illuminate the way.”—Navah Paskowitz-Asner, cofounder and executive director of the Ed Asner Family Center

“Not every child will fit into a neat, tidy box in today’s challenging world. This is a must-read book for parents and educators wishing to help an atypical child carve out their own unique pathway to success.”—Dr. Anthony Rao, coauthor of The Way of Boys

“In Chasing Lee, Jennifer Gay Summers writes a deeply personal memoir of motherhood, resilience, and fierce love growing in the face of uncertainty. She traces her journey from adoption to raising a child with ADHD, sensory processing disorder, learning disabilities, anxiety, depression, and gender identity… . A powerful and poignant memoir!”—Diana Raab, PhD, author of Hummingbird and Writing for Bliss

“A teacher in her past life, Jennifer draws upon her own skills, experiences and intuition to navigate uncharted territory and an educational system that anyone else might have buckled under. Though she couldn’t possibly know (or believe) this at the time, she has established a road map for other parents.”—Anne Serling, author of As I Knew Him: My Dad, Rod Serling

“Written with warmth, grit, and honesty, filled with motion, emotion, and insight, this is the kind of story that helps parents feel less alone while also reminding us how deeply our children can change the way we understand them, ourselves, and what it means to belong to one another.”—Suzanne Sophos, CMPSS, ADHD/AuDHD coach and peer support specialist and president of Children & Adults with ADHD (CHADD)

“Brave and deeply moving, Summers’s story is brought to life by her exceptional writing. As she moves through adoption, parenting, and raising a neurodivergent child, she gives readers a glimpse of her soul. This is a rich, relatable book to pull out again and again. Hope is on every page.”—Terra Trevor, author of We Who Walk the Seven Ways and Pushing up the Sky

“A beautifully written story, told with honesty, grace, and the heart of a mother raising her neurodivergent child through the highs and lows of a journey she never expected … I was moved to joyful tears by the depth of this mother’s journey and the love that carries it forward.”—Kate Brownfield, ACC, ADHD parent coach, author of How We Roll: A Parent’s Journey Raising a Child with ADHD, host of The ADHD Kids Can Thrive Podcast, and founder of ADHDKidsCanThrive.com

“This memoir offers hope to others facing challenges with their neurodivergent child, at the same time illustrating that advocacy for your child is always the right answer.”—Marcia Meier, author of Face: A Memoir and the Substack newsletter Writing Life

Jennifer Gay Summers is a writer and advocate for parents raising neurodivergent children. She is a former teacher of at-risk high school students.

Her essays on motherhood have appeared in the Chicken Soup for the Soul and Conscious Women, Conscious Mothers anthologies, as well as Adoptive Families and ADDitude magazines. Most recently, she has contributed to Mom Egg Review, Dorothy Parker’s Ashes, and L.A. Parent magazine.

Summers has also been a guest on leading ADHD parenting podcasts, including Parenting with Impact and ADHD Kids Can Thrive. She has deep roots in the LA area, where she still lives.

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