Living With Tourette Syndrome [Paperback]

Elaine Shimberg (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 1995 | ISBN-10: 068481160X | ISBN-13: 978-0684811604 | Edition: Original

Living with Tourette's syndrome presents solid information on coping with all aspects of the disease from diagnosis to treatment and includes practical information on dealing with particular issues that can arise at school and work.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Touchstone; Original edition (November 1, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 068481160X
• ISBN-13: 978-0684811604
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,280,916 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Elaine Fantle Shimberg was born in Yankton, South Dakota in 1937. She grew up in Fort Dodge, Iowa, detailed in her memoir, GROWING UP JEWISH IN SMALL TOWN AMERICA, although her last two years of her teens was in Sioux City, Iowa. She graduated from Northwestern University. Her first book was published in 1979 and her memoir marks her 23rd book. She's appeared on numerous national radio and TV shows including the TODAY show and AM CHICAGO where she was interviewed by then-little known Oprah.For five years she co-hosted a women's talk show on WFLA-TV in Tampa. Her RELIEF FROM IBS was selected as one of "Best Lay Medical Books for Public Libraries" by LIBRARY JOURNAL. Her articles have appeared in READER'S DIGEST, MEN'S HEALTH, SEVENTEEN, ESSENCE,WRITER'S DIGEST, and others. In 2002, she received an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from the University of South Florida. She served as chairman of the Board for Tampa's St. Joseph's Hospitals and presently is the chairman of the Hospitals' Foundation. Elaine is married, has five adult children, and ten grandchildren. She resides in Tampa, Florida and spends much of her summer in Maine.

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Helpful for parents or adults w/ TS, June 15, 2001

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This review is from: Living With Tourette Syndrome (Paperback)

Miles from NY is mistaken when he says the author has 3 kids w/ TS, but doesn't have it herself. She does and mentions that in the beginning of the book. Because of her experience in having TS and then having children with it, she is helpful to walk readers through what to expect and how to head off problems before they exist. She also has a great deal of info for adults with TS...to tell or not tell at job interviews, socializing, and even living situations. A caring and careful job of communication on the issues facing those with TS or TS in their families.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Careful with this one, May 22, 2001

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DajM (New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Living With Tourette Syndrome (Paperback)

There are many helpful items in this book. But my one complaint is it is written by the mother of touretters. She is not a sufferer herself. Shimberg strays from the subject all too often and much of the book reads like a parent's manual for rearing any type of child. I am glad I read this book as a sufferer of tourrette syndrome but one must be aware that it is geared toward parents and teachers, not adults living with tourette syndrome.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A MUST-READ for the newly initiated TS family., November 23, 1999

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This review is from: Living With Tourette Syndrome (Paperback)

Mrs. Shimberg's candor and very readable style make you feel like you're not alone (and you're not!). A very wonderful treatment of a malady that is another aspect of the "human condition." Relax with this book and learn how to "flow with the go."