Customer Reviews

Taking Tourette Syndrome to School ("Special Kids in School" Series) (Special Kids in School Series)

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I purchased this book to use during a lesson on Tourette Syndrome I was teaching to first graders, to help them understand the condition one of their classmates has. It was an excellent adjunct to my lesson. I did skip the page regarding medication since this child's family has not chosen that for him at this point. Otherwise the book is very helpful and child friendly as are many of the books in the "Special Kids in School" series (by various authors). One note for anyone introducing this book and attempting to talk about tics with this age group, some of the children may decide that they have Tourette's since some in my audience who have or have had transient tics felt so comfortable with the idea of Tourette Syndrome, they insisted they also have it. It was interesting trying to describe diagnostic differences to six year olds! That said, I was very happy to be able to use this book.

My 8 year old daughter with Tourette Syndrome really enjoyed this book. It is often the book of choice for evening reading. The school is planning to use this book as part of introducing and teaching a second grade class about Tourette Syndrome.

very well written, nice tool for kids to understand tourettes

I did not see the book since I had it sent to someone who was struggling with a child being diagnosed with Tourettte's. It seemed to be helpful.

This is a simple to read and understand book about how kids, like my son, feel about having Tourette Syndrome. It explains how it impacts how he acts at school, and in turn, how teachers and other kids treat him because of it. I recommend it for kids aged 5-10 years old, or up to about 4th grade.

My son was having problems at the beginning of his 1st grade year, becuase of his tics & Tourettes. The kids didn't understand him and were making fun of him. I brought this book in and read it to the class, and it was great. They got to ask questions and they had tons!! I highly recommend this book!!!