THIS WEEK’S WEBINAR Trade Secrets of a Tourette Syndrome Doctor October 1, 2014 Presented by Tolga Taneli, MD Would you like to learn some great tips on speaking with your child’s doctors? How about getting them all to collaborate with each… Continue Reading
THIS WEEK’S WEBINAR Getting Kids Motivated for School September 17, 2014 Presented by Graham Hartke, Psy.D. As our schools continue to increase curriculum, testing, and workload standards, many kids and teens are struggling to stay motivated in school. These are students… Continue Reading
Everyone remembers that kid in class who made weird noises to annoy the teacher. “And now we’re going to review the Pythagorean Theorem…” “Beedew, beedew, beedew!” *Annoyed look at Johnny* “…which we learned about last week.” *Thump, thump, thump* “Johnny, that… Continue Reading
Ken Shyminsky, a former vice president of the Greater Toronto Chapter of the Tourette Syndrome Foundation of Canada, draws upon his personal experiences as a teacher and student with Tourette Syndrome to help children with TS and related disorders. He also has… Continue Reading
THIS WEEK’S WEBINAR 10 Ways to Make a Great School Year August 13, 2014 Presented by Dr. Michael Osit Along with an extremely early Labor Day comes a rapidly approaching return to school for your children. Some of you might be… Continue Reading
Aww yes, it’s that time again, the s-word … school! With my sidekick (a.k.a The Husband) and armed with a 10-year-old Big Sister, our son Andrew had his arsenal for gearing off to kindergarten. Since his recent diagnosis of TS+… Continue Reading
I cannot believe I waited an entire 8 months to post… My first year of teaching is coming down to the last 3 weeks. To say I’ve learned a thing or two is an understatement. Being on the other side… Continue Reading
THIS WEEK’S WEBINAR Treating OCD in Young Children May 21, 2014 Presented by Joelle McGovern, Ph.D. – University of Pennsylvania Treatment of very young children with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) requires much work within the family context, including direct treatment with… Continue Reading
EDITOR’S NOTE: This blog is about camps for Tourette Syndrome children. For anyone living in the New Jersey/New York Metro area, Camp Carton is taking place July 14 to 20 in Rhinebeck, N.Y., for kids with TS ages 10 to… Continue Reading
So I was asked by Corey’s teacher this morning what tics I see in him because she’s “dealt with” kids with Tourette’s and doesn’t see it. I said it’s probably because of his meds and the fact that he’s waning… Continue Reading