Coping with Tourette Syndrome
eBook - PDF

Coping with Tourette Syndrome

  1. 136 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Coping with Tourette Syndrome

About this book

Tics are a fact of life for kids with Tourette Syndrome (TS) and related disorders. And for most kids, the symptoms of their disorder aren''t even the most frustrating part-others'' reactions can make children feel anxious and extremely self-conscious.

Coping with Tourette Syndrome includes forty activities to help kids with TS, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), or attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) understand, prepare for, and mask their tics. Kids will also learn how to best explain their tics to friends and curious strangers using humor, games, or brief scripts they have prepared.

The activities in this workbook address managing TS and related disorders in specific situations, such as at school, at the movies, when out to dinner, on special occasions, when visiting friends for sleepovers or parties, when taking tests, and in places of worship. After completing these exercises, kids with TS will have all the tools they need to handle their tics with confidence and grace in any situation.

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Information

Publisher
Instant Help
Year
1010
eBook ISBN
9781626254329

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Introduction for Mental Health Professionals
  3. A Note to Parents
  4. A Special Message to Parents
  5. A Message to Young Readers
  6. Activity 1: What Is Tourette Syndrome?
  7. Activity 2: About Tics
  8. Activity 3: The Phases of Tourette Syndrome
  9. Activity 4: Planning Ahead for Your TS Phases
  10. Activity 5: Rating Your Anxiety
  11. Activity 6: TS and OCD
  12. Activity 7: TS and ADHD
  13. Activity 8: Explaining TS to Others
  14. Activity 9: Answering Questions Quickly
  15. Activity 10: Handling Stares
  16. Activity 11: Helping Others Experience TS
  17. Activity 12: Masking Tics
  18. Activity 13: Using Humor
  19. Activity 14: Using Signals
  20. Activity 15: “Bad” Words
  21. Activity 16: About Friendship
  22. Activity 17: Making New Friends
  23. Activity 18: Different Feelings
  24. Activity 19: Feelings Game
  25. Activity 20: Expressing Your Feelings Creatively
  26. Activity 21: Feelings at School
  27. Activity 22: Getting Used to Middle School or Junior High
  28. Activity 23: Managing TS at Your Place of Worship
  29. Activity 24: Managing TS at the Movies
  30. Activity 25: When You Have to Dress Up
  31. Activity 26: Passing Time
  32. Activity 27: Dining Out
  33. Activity 28: Going Shopping
  34. Activity 29: Contagion: New Tics and Behaviors
  35. Activity 30: Visiting Others
  36. Activity 31: Hosting Parties
  37. Activity 32: Going to Sleepovers
  38. Activity 33: Keeping Score When You Shouldn’t
  39. Activity 34: Being a Good Loser and a Good Winner
  40. Activity 35: Organizing for Morning and Evening
  41. Activity 36: Getting to Sleep
  42. Activity 37: Studying for Tests
  43. Activity 38: Taking Tests
  44. Activity 39: Brothers and Sisters
  45. Activity 40: Revisiting the Phases of TS
  46. Parent Appendix: About Coprolalia