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FOR YOUR BOOKSHELF

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FAMILY ISSUES:

Tourette Syndrome Foundation of Canada: Understanding Tourette Syndrome: A Handbook for Families. Ordering information available on their web site.

Waltz M: Tourette's Syndrome: Finding answers and getting help (Patient-Centered Guides). O'Reilly & Associates, 2001.

 

FIRST-PERSON ACCOUNTS:

Cohen B: Front of the Class: How Tourette Syndrome made me the teacher I never had. Vanderwyk & Burnham, 2005.

Hughes S: What makes Ryan tick: A family's triumph over Tourette Syndrome and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Hope Press, 1996. A follow-up to Susan Hughes best selling book "Ryan - A mother's story of her hyperactiveTourette Syndrome child. Hope Press, 1990.

Seligman AW: Echolalia. An adult's story of Tourette Syndrome. Hope Press, 1991.

Defilippo M:  Getting personal: Stories of life with Tourette Syndrome. Second Chance Pub., 2002.

Hernandez EA:  No duty to retreat: The stories of Tourette's Syndrome and Asperger's Autism. Publish America, 2003.

Seligman AW, Hilkevich J: Don't think about monkeys. extraordinary stories written by people with Tourette Syndrome. Hope Press, 1992.

Fowler R: The unwelcome companion: An insider's view of Tourette Syndrome. Silver Run Pub., 1996 (revised).

Heenan P: Kevin and me: Tourette Syndrome and the magic power of music therapy. Hope Press, 2000.

 

FOR CHILDREN:

Byalick M: Quit it! Delacorte Press, 2002.

Buehrens, Adam. Hi, I'm Adam: A child's book about Tourette Syndrome. Hope Press, 1990.

Niner H:  I Can't Stop! Albert Whitman, 2005.

 

SCHOOL-RELATED*:

Carroll, A. Tourette Syndrome; A Practical Guide for Teachers, Parents and Carers. David Fulton Publishers, 2000.

Cohen B: Front of the Class: How Tourette Syndrome made me the teacher I never had. Vanderwyk & Burnham, 2005.

Dornbush MP, Pruitt SK: Teaching the tiger: A handbook for individuals involved in the education of students with attention deficit disorders, Tourette Syndrome or Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Hope Press, 1995.

Hamilton, D: Teaching Students with Tourette Syndrome: An educator's guide to managing and understanding students with Tourette Syndrome and Associated Disorders. 2005. May be ordered from the author:  Diane Hamilton, 244 Elm Avenue, Delmar, NY 12054.

Krueger T:  Taking Tourette Syndrome to school. Jayjo Books, 2001.

Kutscher, M: Kids in the Syndrome Mix of ADHD, LD, Asperger's, Tourette's, Bipolar, And More! Jessica Kingsley, 2005.

Tourette Syndrome Foundation of Canada: Understanding Tourette Syndrome: A Handbook for Educators. Ordering information is available on their web site.

 

RECENT BOOKS FOR PROFESSIONALS:

Cohen DJ, Jankovic J, & Goetz CG (eds.) Advances in Neurology, volume 85: Tourette Syndrome. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2001. See more info at Amazon.com.

Kurlan R, Sankar R, Cavazos JE: Handbook of Tourette's Syndrome and related tic and behavioral disorders (Neurological Disease and Therapy). Marcel Dekker, 2005

Kushner HI, A cursing brain? The histories of Tourette Syndrome. Harvard University Press, 1999.

Leckman JF, & Cohen DJ (eds.), Tourette's Syndrome--Tics, obsessions, compulsions: Developmental psychopathology and clinical care. John Wiley & Sons, 1999.

Woods DW, & Miltenberger RG (eds.), Tic disorders, trichotillomania, and other repetitive behavior disorders: Behavioral approaches to analysis and treatment. Kluwer, 2001. Table of Contents.

 

 

VIDEOS

The Tourette Syndrome Association has a number of vignettes on children and teens with Tourette's that may be useful as part of a peer education program. Look in their video section for segments on Rachel, Dakota, and Ryan, among others.  Parents: I strongly recommend you view the videotape of Peter Hollenbeck talking about how his parents raised him -- it's inspirational!

"Be My Friend." Available from the MN chapter of TSA. Can be used for peer education programs for elementary school-age children.

"Twitch and Shout." A documentary by Laurel Chiten on TS that aired on PBS. Can be ordered from New Day Films.

"Bending the Rules: a Guide for Parents of Troubled Children." Michael McDonald Productions, 1996. 60 min. You can read the description of it and order it from the Tourette Spectrum Disorder Association, Inc.

ABC’s 20/20 also did a segment in January, 1998 on how teenagers with TS cope with it. The transcript and ordering information are available online at http://www.abc.com/. Jim Eisenreich has a video, too. Jim is a national spokesperson and a role model for many children with TS.

"John's Not Mad" is a UK film about Tourette Syndrome. It shows a teenager with severe tics (including spitting and coprolalia), and has interviews with his mother and teachers; available from filmakers.com, but note that it is in UK format and not compatible with standard VHS format.

Danya International has produced a video for peer education purposes. See their web site at www.danya.com for info on the video.

Information Section: Conditions
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Article: For Your Reference Shelf: Books and Videos

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