Getting Personal: Stories of Life with Tourette Syndrome [Paperback]

Michael G. DeFilippo (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 2002

Getting Personal, Stories of Life with Tourette Syndrome contains twenty-two stories depicting life with Tourette syndrome.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Michael G. DeFilippo attended DeVry Institute of Technology and has spent the last fourteen years writing user guides and help files for computer software and Web sites. He is a divorced father of a five-year-old boy and lives in Lebanon, Tennessee. This is his first book.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Second Chance Pub (October 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0971679525
• ISBN-13: 978-0971679528
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,283,454 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Informing Us, November 14, 2002

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Donna (Arkansas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Getting Personal: Stories of Life with Tourette Syndrome (Paperback)

This book is very informative and enlightens us with the reality of TS. DeFlilippo has captured true to life events and used them to prepare adults in general about this disorder. I have placed one on my parents shelf and one on the teachers professional shelf to educate both about this disorder. I recommend all libraries stock it, because it gives information that is needed in our world to further understand persons with TS.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Much Needed Book, June 4, 2004

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S. Hoffman (Boise, ID United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Getting Personal: Stories of Life with Tourette Syndrome (Paperback)

As a parent of a child with Tourette syndrome, I read whatever I can about this neurological condition. What helps the most are stories about adults who have "survived" childhood and adolescence and are now successfully living their adult years. Their life experiences give me hope for my son, and they inform my son that he is not alone and that he has a future. This is EXACTLY the kind of book we needed to read! There are so few books of its kind (I know of only two others). Michael DeFilippo and the various essayists in the book display much honesty and courage. This book is not only for those who have Tourette syndrome and their families; it is for educators at all levels, employers, and all people everywhere! We are all different in some way, and yet we are all very much the same. Thank you, Michael, for that lesson.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Extraordinary View, March 31, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Getting Personal: Stories of Life with Tourette Syndrome (Paperback)

DeFilippo gives an extraordinary view of Tourette Syndrome by capturing the hearts, minds and souls of each individule's story.
He has professionally and compassionatly compiled several stories of real people living with Tourette Syndrome and overcoming the day to day obstacles into one incredible book. This book takes you on a journey through several peoples lives and gives the reader great understanding of this disorder. Living with Tourette Syndrome myself, I find this book to be real and true to life. It is easy raeding and I find myself in many of the stories. After reading accounts of people who live with this disorder, I know that I am no longer on this journey alone.
Thank you, Mr. DeFilippo, for your honesty and understanding of Tourette Syndrome and for opening your heart and sharing with each of us. Also, thank you to the contributers for each of your stories.