Overview

Book & CD-ROM. This is an educator's go-to source for creating a supportive environment to successfully teach children with multiple neurological disorders including Tourette's Syndrome, OCD, AD/HD, LD, Non-Verbal Learning Disability, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Asperger's Syndrome, Anxiety Disorders, Depression, Executive Dysfunction, Sensory Processing Disorder, Paediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorder Associated with Strep (PANDAS), Bipolar Disorder, Storms or Rages , Oppositional Defiant Disorder, and Sleep Problems. Parents, school psychologists, and social workers will also find this book essential reading. The wealth of practical tools and strategies discussed in this book are founded on the authors' considerable experience treating children with neurological disorders in their private practices and conducting training workshops for teachers, as well as parenting their own children with multiple diagnoses. Full of charts, graphs, lists, quotes, and vignettes, this well-organised resource makes it easy for busy teachers to find the information they need, including: Understanding neurological disorders and why they may overlap, the behaviours they cause, and sanity-saving premises about understanding these students; Each disorder's characteristics, impacts on academics, behaviour and social relationships, teacher/student-friendly strategies, other conditions to be on the lookout for; Conditions commonly observed in students with neurological disorders such as handwriting and visual-motor integration issues, language deficits, and difficulties with written expression, math calculation, reading, and more; Assistive technology, testing accommodations, homework issues, interventions to address challenging behaviours, school-based related services, positive school-home collaboration, and helping children with peer relationships. The book also includes a glossary and resources, and its appendix of screening tools, forms, and checklists are on the accompanying CD-ROM for easy reproduction.

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Author:   Leslie E. Packer, PhD ,  Sheryl K. Pruitt, M.Ed, ET/P
Publisher:   Woodbine House Inc.,U.S.
Imprint:   Woodbine House Inc.,U.S.
Dimensions:   Width: 28.00cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 21.50cm
Weight:   0.822kg
ISBN:  

9781890627829

ISBN 10:   1890627828
Pages:   330
Publication Date:   08 September 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Mixed media product
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Why Do Some Students Have So Many Problems? & Other Mysteries of Life that Used to Keep Us Up at Night; What Do You Mean by Behavior? ; Seven Sanity-Saving Premises for Educators; Tics & Tourettes Syndrome; Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder; Anxiety Disorders & School Refusal; PANDAS (The Strep Connection); Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder; Executive Dysfunction; Memory Deficits & Slow Processing Speed; Mood Episodes & Mood Disorders (Depression & Bipolar Disorder); Sensory Dysregulation & Sensory Defensiveness; Aspergers Syndrome & Nonverbal Learning Disability; Sleep Problems; Rage Attacks , Storms or Meltdowns ; Oppositional Defiant Disorder; Handwriting & Visual-Motor Integration Issues; Language Deficits; Written Expression & Long-Term Projects; Mathematics; Reading; Accommodations for Testing & Classroom Assignments; Homework Issues; Accommodating Medication Side Effects; Overview of Problematic Behaviors; Functional Behavior Assessments & Behavior Intervention Plans; Avoiding Pitfalls in School-Based Behavior Modification Plans; School-Wide Positive Behavior Supports & Classroom Group Management; Punishment & Other Aversive Interventions; Time-Out; Coaching, Instant Replay, & Co-operative Problem Solving Interventions to Promote Better Behavior & Social & Academic Skills; School-Based Related Services; Establishing Positive Home-School Collaboration; Social Issues, Peer Rejection, & Peer Education; Epilogue; Glossary of Terms & Acronyms; Index.

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Leslie E Packer, Ph.D., is a psychologist in New York, where she treats youth with Tourette's Syndrome, AD/HD, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, and other disorders described in this book. Sheryl K Pruitt, M.Ed., ET/P, is an educational consultant, educational therapist, international speaker, and Clinical Director of Parkaire Consultants, a neurological clinic that serves infants through adults with neurological impairments. She has two sons with neurological disorders.

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