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
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
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
Families living with neurological and learning disorders don’t have to travel far to interact with leading experts. They can do it from the comfort of their living room through the New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome & Associated Disorders’ (NJCTS)… Continue Reading
THIS WEEK’S WEBINAR Tourette Syndrome & Developmental Disabilities April 23, 2014 Presented by Lawrence W. Brown, MD Tourette Syndrome is defined solely by the chronic presence of motor and verbal tics. But large epidemiological studies have clearly demonstrated that the… Continue Reading
THIS WEEK’S WEBINAR Impulse Control Problems & Tourette Syndrome April 9, 2014 Presented by Cathy Budman, MD People living with Tourette Syndrome often struggle with impulse control disorders. While not limited to the TS community, this set of conditions frequently… Continue Reading
Now that I’m working full time in social media, I’ve learned a heck of a lot. I will share it with you! I’m not very interested in social media. Sound bites? Twittering? Constantly moving targets that may or may not… Continue Reading
THIS WEEK’S WEBINAR Using Creative Arts in Therapy: Benefits of Music, Dance/Movement and Art March 26, 2014 Presented by Kathleen Nace, MT-BC, NMT Creative Arts Therapy provides the opportunity to develop social skills, self-awareness, expressive and receptive language, self-esteem, and… Continue Reading
Susan Conners, M.Ed., an authority on educating students with Tourette Syndrome who serves as a go-to source for major networks and other media outlets in their coverage of TS, presented “The 504 Accommodation Plan vs. the Individualized Education Plan (IEP)”… Continue Reading
I am new to blogging, but I came across this site, and I thought maybe I had something to contribute! My son Evan was diagnosed at age 6 in the first grade with TS. He had always had this little… Continue Reading