Teaching the Tiger A Handbook for Individuals Involved in the Education of Students with Attention Deficit Disorders, Tourette Syndrome or Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder [Plastic Comb]

Marilyn P., Ph.D. Dornbush (Author), Sheryl K. Pruitt (Author)

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Publication Date: August 1995

Provides information to teachers and parents to aid in the teaching of students with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, Tourette Syndrome or Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.

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Where can parents learn how to help the schools help their child? What do you tell the school once a diagnosis has been made? Where can teachers learn how to teach these children? Where can you learn to help your child? In Teaching The Tiger

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Innovative methods of teaching children with Attention-deficit-disordered children, Tourette syndrome in children, Obsessive-compulsive disorder in children. A guide for parents and teachers.

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Product Details

• Plastic Comb: 282 pages
• Publisher: Hope Pr (August 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1878267345
• ISBN-13: 978-1878267344
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.7 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #245,236 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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71 of 72 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A MUST for educators of neurologically-impaired children., October 8, 1999

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This review is from: Teaching the Tiger A Handbook for Individuals Involved in the Education of Students with Attention Deficit Disorders, Tourette Syndrome or Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (Plastic Comb)

I read the first chapter of Teaching the Tiger and immediately turned it over to my 7th grade TS+ child's team of teachers. After they started using the book, I noticed an immediate change in the way they handled teaching him, and it just gets better every day. The authors have managed to convey what everyone dreams of--how to reach and teach children with ADD/ADHD, Tourette Syndrome, OCD, and other neurological difficulties. These children are teachable, and may even be gifted, but often they founder under conventional systems. This book explains in fine detail a "menu" of behaviors to expect as "normal" from these children, and then how to work WITH the child, not against him.

49 of 52 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars In the Classroom, March 13, 2000

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This review is from: Teaching the Tiger A Handbook for Individuals Involved in the Education of Students with Attention Deficit Disorders, Tourette Syndrome or Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (Plastic Comb)

This is the best book on classroom management of children with these disorders I have ever read. It is very easy to read and put in to use. I recommened this book to any teacher or parent dealing with a child with TS, OCD, or ADHD. I have never read anything with so much understanding and empathy for these children.

35 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding resource for schools, parents, advisors..., September 29, 1999

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This review is from: Teaching the Tiger A Handbook for Individuals Involved in the Education of Students with Attention Deficit Disorders, Tourette Syndrome or Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (Plastic Comb)

Anyone involved with children with TS/OCD/ADD/ADHD - this is a *must read* handbook. The practical suggestions fit every life situation from pre-school through university and into adult life - family, home, job, friends, etc. I bought this book to share with my child's school because they seemed unable or unwilling to accept the challenges in the life of a gifted child with a disability. We now *homeschool* and work out our schedules naturally in accord with the suggestions from this book and experience that the school would have. There's even a section on writing IEP's and 504 plans. This is an excellent book.