Books for Young Children Ages 4 to 8 years
• Bubba and Trixie, Lisa Campbell Ernst, Simon & Schuster, 1997. Bubba the caterpillar is very nervous about life, but he learns to take risk with the help of Trixie, a ladybug who befriends him.
• Extraordinary Friends, Fred Rogers, Puffin, 2000. Part of the Let’s Talk About It series, this book takes an honest, clear look at an issue that children often find intimidating and scary, disabilities.
• Feeling Left Out, (Playground Series), Kate Petty, Barrons The Feeling Box, Randy M. Gold and Dave Wright, Aegina Press, 1998. This book is for children and adults of all ages about how we manage our feelings, and provides children an opportunity to learn more about how they handle their emotions.
• Help is on the Way: A Child’s Book About ADD, Marc A. Nemiroff, Ph.D. and Jane Annunziata, PsyD., Magination. A reassuring book for youngsters with ADD.
• How to Be a Friend: A Guide to Making Friends and Keeping Them, Laurene Krasny Brown, Little Brown & Co, 2001. A practical resource about the ins and outs of friendships.
• I Like You, Sandol Stoddard Warburg, Houghton Mifflin Co, 1990. A tiny book that expresses the true meaning of friendship.
• I’m Furious (Crary, Elizabeth, Dealing with Feelings), Elizabeth Crary, Parenting Press, 1996. Mom lets Matt know it’s OK to be mad and helps him discover ways to express his anger without hurting his brother or being destructive.
• I’m Frustrated (Dealing with Feelings), Elizabeth Crary, Parenting Press, 1992. This book is valuable because of the many positive techniques it suggests for venting frustration.
• I’m Mad (Dealing With Feelings), Elizabeth Crary, Parenting Press, 1992. A sensitive story that provides productive and positive interactive ways for parents to support their children in dealing with a sometimes-debilitating emotion.
• It’s Okay to Be Different, Todd Parr, Little Brown & Co, 2001. Readers are encouraged to accept differences in physical characteristics, abilities and family situations.
• Just the Way You Are, Marcus Pfister, North South Books, 2002. The author of Rainbow Fish explores the issue of perception and acceptance in this story about animals dissatisfied with their appearances.
• The Kissing Hand, Audrey Penn, Child Welfare League of America, 1993. When Chester the raccoon is reluctant to go to kindergarten for the first time, his mother teaches him a secret way to carry her love with him.
• Lilly’s Secret, Miko Imai, Candlewick Press, 1994. A useful book for introducing the concept of individuality.
• Little Beaver and the Echo, Amy MacDonald, Paper Star, 1998. Little Beaver’s search for a friend he thinks he hears across a pond is perfect for every child who’s ever felt lonely.
• Mean Soup, Betsy Everitt, Voyager Picture Books, 1995. When Horace comes home feeling mean, Mom knows what to do.
• Odd Velvet, Mary E. Whitcomb, Chronicle Books, 1998. Velvet takes things in stride, but the other children find her strange. Even so, she endures, always with a winning smile, until things gradually begin to change for the better.
• Otto Learns About His Medicine: A Story About Medication for Children With ADHD, Matthew Galvin, M.D., Magination. Otto is a high-octane young car whose motor runs too fast. He has trouble paying attention in school. After a visit to a pit crew of special mechanics, Otto finds ways to be more focused.
• The Quarreling Book, Charlotte Zolotow, HarperTrophy, 1982. Gruffness and anger is passed along from person to person until a little dog starts a chain of happiness that reverses the trend.
• Step Ball: A Child’s Book About Feelings and Differences, Norm Early, Danelle Young and Brent Naughton, Greenleaf Book Group, 2000. This book has beautiful drawings and a simple yet elegant story about friendship and feelings.
• Someone Special, Just Like You, Tricia Brown, Owlet, 1995. Brown and Ortiz (Photographer) show that the differences that seem to separate children with handicaps from others are not important.
• Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon, Patty Lovell, Putnam Publishing Group, 2001. Any child who is less than perfect will cheer with joy to meet Molly Lou Melon, a girl who doesn’t let anything, or anyone shake her belief in herself.
• Taking A.D.D. To School, Jay Jo Books, 2001. This book is designed to educate classroom peers about children living with A.D.D. which includes 10 tips for teachers and a “Kids’ Quiz”.
• Taking Tourette Syndrome to School, Tira Kruger and Kim Gosselin, JayJo Books, 2001. A guide to educate classroom peers about children living with TS.
• We Can Work It Out: Conflict Resolution for Children, Barbara Kay Polland, Tricycle Press, 2000. Polland, a professor of child development, has devised a way to make difficult social situations easier for children to discuss with adults or work through by themselves.
• Wemberly Worried, Kevin Henkes, Greenwillow, 2000. Wemberly, a little mouse girl, worries about big things, little things, and everything in between. This book may be helpful for the young child with school phobias.
• Weslandia, Paul Fleischman, Scholastic Trade, 2000. The illustrations are beautiful and the story shows kids that it’s great to be who they are.
• When I Feel Angry, Cornelia Maude Spelman, Albert Whitman, 2000. This gentle book puts an adorable bunny in a variety of situations that preschool or grade school children can relate to.
• When Sophie Gets Angry- Really Angry, Molly Garrett Bang, Scholastic Trade, 1999. This Caldecott Honor Book is an elegant and thought provoking way for young children to learn how to deal with emotions.
Books for Students Ages 9 to 12 years
• Adam and the Magic Marble, Adam Buehrens, Hope Press, 1991. A fictional story for children about how three boys with disabilities, TS and ADD, taunted by their peers, find the magical power to cure their disorders.
• All Kinds of Minds: A Young Student’s Book About Learning Abilities and Learning Disorders, Melvin D. Levine, Educators Publishing, 1992. A book written about 5 elementary school students who gain insights as they come to terms with either ADD, dyslexia, language disorder, social and motor skill deficits.
• The Best of “Brakes”: An Activity book for kids with ADD, Patricia O. Quinn, Magination. A collection of games, puzzles, activities, tips and resources from Brakes, a newsletter for kids with ADD.
• Cliques, Phonies, & Other Baloney, Trevor Romain, Free Spirit Publishing, 1998. Written for every child who has ever felt shut out or trapped by a clique, this book blends humor with practical advice as it explains how to form positive, healthy relationships.
• Distance Drums, Different Drummers: A Guide for Young People with Adhd, Barbara D. Ingersoll, Cape Publisher, 1995. Written for parents and young people to help them understand their ADHD.
• Don’t Pop Your Cork on Mondays: The Children’s Anti-Stress Book, Adolph J. Moser, Landmark Editions, 1988. “A much needed book! I enthusiastically recommend it to parents, teachers, clinicians and, of course, to children.” Theodore J. Tollefson, Ph.D. Clinical Psychologist.
• Double-Dip Feelings, Stories to Help Children Understand Emotions, Barbara S. Cain, Magination. Offers children guidelines for responding to their conflicting feelings and provides parents with concrete suggestions for helping their growing children.
• Hi, I’m Adam: A Child’s Book About Tourette Syndrome, Adam Buehrens, Hope Press, 1990. A child’s story of how it feels to have TS and hyperactivity.
• How to Handle Bullies, Teasers and Other Meanies: A Book That Takes the Nuisance Out of Name Calling and Other Nonsense, Kate Cohen-Posey, Rainbow Books, 1995. A practical guide to the topic.
• I Never Said I Wasn’t Difficult: Poems, Sara Holbrook, Boyds Mills Press, 1997. Poems about feelings such as Angry, Alone, and Popular.
• Jumpin’ Johnny Get Back to Work!: A Child’s Guide to ADHD/Hyperactivity, Michael Gordon, Ph.D, Gsi Publishers, 1991. Helps children with a simply written and straightforward approach.
• Keeping a Head in School: A Student’s Book About Learning Abilities and Learning Disorders, Mel Levine, Educators Publishing, 1991. This handbook explains the complexity of learning disorders in terms all readers can understand.
• Learning to Slow Down and Pay Attention: A Book for Kids About ADD, Kathleen G. Nadeau and Ellen B. Dixon, Magination, 1997. A self help book for kids with ADD.
• Many Ways to Learn: Young People’s Guide to Learning Disabilities, Judith M. Stern and Uzi Ben-Ami, Magination, 1996. Presents a clear explanation of different learning disabilities, the nature of intelligence and intelligence testing with methods of interventions.
• Multiple Choice, Janet Tashjian, Henry Holt & Co., 1999. A story centering on one girl’s struggle with OCD.
• Pay Attention, Slosh, Mark Smith, Whitman and Co., 1997. Tells how Josh causes disturbances at home and at school until a doctor diagnoses him with ADHD.
• Polly’s Magic Games: A Child’s View of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Constance H. Foster, Dilligaf Publishing, 1994. A book for children with OCD to share with their families and friends, to read together and understand.
• The ‘Putting on the Brakes’ Activity Book for Young People With ADHD, Patricia O. Quinn, Magination, 1993. Written in a clear, visually appealing format, this book presents quick exercises that guide the late grade school, middle school or high school student in understanding how this disorder affects their ability to learn.
• Stick Up for Yourself: Every Kid’s Guide to Personal Power & Positive Self-Esteem, Gershen Kaufman, Lev Raphael and Pamela Espeland, Free Spirit Publishing, 1999. Discusses problems facing young people such as making choices, learning about and liking yourself, and solving problems.
• Sparky’s Excellent Misadventures: My ADD Journal, by Me (Sparky), Phyllis Carpenter and Marti Ford, Magination. Told in a first person diary format, Sparky’s tale is optimistic and fun, and includes many valuable insights and ideas that can help kids with ADD resolve their struggles with ambivalence on the journey toward emotional maturity.
Books for Students ages 12 and up:
• Coping with Tourette Syndrome and Tic Disorders, Barbara Moe, Rosen Publishing Group, 2000. This informative book discusses TS, tic disorders and related problems affecting activities, moods, learning, behavior and sleep.
• Don’t Think About Monkeys. Extraordinary Stories Written by People with Tourette Syndrome, Adam Ward Seligman, Hope Press, 1992. A collection of stories written by fourteen people who live with TS. Ranging from teenagers learning to come to grips with teasing to adults encountering discrimination, the collection represents the incredible diversity of a disorder as diverse as life itself.
• Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff for Teens, Richard Carlson, Ph.D., Hyperion, 2000. With 100 different chapters, each just a few pages in length, this little book works especially well as a bedside companion or tucked in a backpack for the morning commute to school.
• Hot Stuff to Help Kids Chill Out: The Anger Management Book, Jerry Wilde, Lgr Publications, 1997. Child psychologist, Dr. Jerry Wilde, speaks directly to children and adolescents in a language they can easily understand.
• Jim Eisenreich, Bill Gutman, Raintree Steck-Vaughn, 1996. Relates the story of Jim Eisenreich, a baseball player who has had to contend with Tourette syndrome but continued to play the game he loves.
• Kissing Doorknobs, Terry Spencer Hesser, Laureleaf, 1999. A compassionate novel that credibly explains exactly what OCD feels like, as well as the effects it has on surrounding friends and family.
• My Feelings Are Like Wild Animals: How Do I Tame Them?: A Practical Guide to Help Teens (and Former Teens) Feel and Deal with Painful Emotions, Gary Egeberg, Paulist Press, 1998. A resource for teenagers, parents and teachers dealing with feelings.
• Stress Can Really Get on Your Nerves!, Trevor Romain, Free Spirit Publishing, 2000. A resource for kids and adults who are feeling stressed.
• Tourette Syndrome, Marlene Targ Brill, Twenty-First Century Books, 2002. Examines the tic disorder known as Tourette Syndrome, its symptoms and manifestations, how it can be controlled and treated, and, through case studies, what it is like to live with Tourette’s.
• Tourette Syndrome (Venture, Health and the Human Body), Elaine Landau, Franklin Watts, 1998. Describes the causes, symptoms, and treatment of TS and explains the challenges faced by people with the disorder.
• The Unwelcome Companion: An Insider’s View of Tourette Syndrome, Silver Run Publications, 1996. The Unwelcome Companion is an insider’s view of TS, an often-misunderstood neurological disorder. It not only discusses the symptoms, causes and treatments for TS, it takes the reader inside the Tourettic mind.
• What Makes Ryan Tick?: A Family’s Triumph over Tourette Syndrome and Attention Deficit Disorder, Susan Hughes, Hope Press, 1996.
Books for Adults:
• ADD/ADHD Behavior-Change Resource Kit: Ready-to-Use Strategies and Activities for Helping Children with Attention Deficit Disorder, Grad L. Flick, Center for Applied Research in Education, 1998. For teachers, counselors and parents, this comprehensive resource is filled with up-to-date information and practical strategies to help students with attention deficits learn to control and change their own behaviors and build the academic, social and personal skills necessary for success in school and life.
• ADHD: Achieving Success in School and Life, Barbara P. Guyer, The Brain Store. Specific techniques for helping individuals cope with ADHD are recommended in clear, easy-to-understand language that translates theory into action.
• An ADHD Primer, Lisa L. Weyandt, The Brain Store. Packed with current, practical information, it is geared towards classroom teachers and other educators.
• Children with Tourette Syndrome: A Parent’s Guide, Tracy Haerle and introduction by Jim Eisenreich, Woodbine House, 1992. The medical, educational, social and legal issues associated with TS are addressed through clear and comprehensive essays written by specialists and parents.
• A Cursing Brain?: The Histories of Tourette Syndrome, Howard I. Kushner, Harvard University Press, 1999. After undertaking this long study, Kushner gives a broader understanding of TS.
• Dysinhibition Syndrome, Rose Wood, Hope Press. This book shows that many children and adults with episodic anger and rage have a biological disorder.
• Echolalia, Adam Seligman, Hope Press. Echolalia is the story of best selling writer Jackson Evans, who is diagnosed at age 35 as having TS.
• The Explosive Child: A New Approach for Understanding and Parenting Easily Frustrated, Chronically Inflexible Children, Ross W. Green, Ph.D., HarperCollins, 2001. A resource and must-read for adults involved with easily frustrated children who are hard to manage. Most examples focus on TS and ADD.
• Freeing Your Child from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Powerful, Practical Program for Parents of Children and Adolescents, Tamar E. Chansky, Ph.D., Three Rivers Press, 2001. A clear roadmap to understanding and overcoming OCD, this book is based on Dr. Chansky’s successful practice treating hundreds of children and teens with this disorder.
• Getting Control: Overcoming Your Obsessions and Compulsions, Lee Baer, Ph.D., Plume, 2000. An internationally known expert and Harvard Medical School professor offers an up-to-date guide for treating OCD.
• How the Special Needs Brain Learns, David Sousa, The Brain Store. Easy to use book shows the brain processes information and examines both simple and complex learning strategies that can be adopted in any school.
• How to Reach and Teach ADD/ADHD Children: Practical Techniques, Strategies, and Interventions for Helping Children with Attention Problems, Sandra Rief, Center for Applied Research in Education, 1993. A comprehensive resource that addresses the “whole child”, as well as the team approach to meeting the needs of students with ADD.
• Icy Sparks: A Novel, Gwyn Hyman Rubio, Viking Penquin, 2001. A beautifully rendered novel about an amazing girl with tremendous gift who is forced to face the ignorance surrounding her condition of TS.
• Kevin and Me: Tourette Syndrome and the Magic Power of Music Therapy, Patricia Heenan, Hope Press. Heenan’s book shows how much music therapy benefits her son with TS, ADHD, obsessive compulsive disorder and learning disabilities.
• Keys to Parenting Your Anxious Child, Katharina Manassis, Barrons Educational Series, 1996. Provides a wealth of information for parents who want to help their children learn to overcome anxiety.
• Living with Tourette Syndrome, Elaine Fantle Shimberg, Simon & Schuster, 1995. Providing a comprehensive information on diagnosing, treating and coping with TS, this supportive guide answers questions about obtaining a proper diagnosis, managing treatment and living a full life.
• A Mind at a Time, Mel Levine, Simon & Schuster, 2002. “Different minds learn differently,” writes Dr. Mel Levine and that’s a problem for many children, because most schools still cling to a one-size-fits-all education philosophy.
• A Mind of Its Own: Tourette’s Syndrome: A Story and a Guide, Ruth Dowling Bruun and Bertel Bruun, Oxford University Press, 1994. Presenting information never before available in one source, this book explains TS in an informative, comprehensive and accessible manner.
• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: A Practical Guide, Naomi Fineberg, Martin Dunitz Ltd, 2001. Presents a practical guide to the diagnosis, assessment and management of OCD.
• Passing for Normal: A Memoir of Compulsion, Amy S. Wilensky, Broadway Books, 2000. This book concerns a frequently misunderstood psychological illness, TS. She describes, in intimate detail, how her life has been circumscribed by her debilitating condition.
• Raising Joshua, Sheryl Johnson Hamer, R.N., Hope Press. The harrowing and heartwarming story of Josh, a boy caught in TS and ADHD, as told by his mother.
• Search for the Tourette Syndrome and Human Behavior Genes, David E. Comings, MD, Hope Press, 1996. Dr. Comings tells the story of his 18 years of involvement with TS, from both the level of treating thousands of patients with this common and complex disorder, to his clinical, genetic and molecular genetic research.
• Teaching Kids with Learning Difficulties in the Regular Classroom, Susan Winebrenner, The Brain Store. A guide that presents a rich and varied menu of options, strategies and teacher-tested techniques to help reach students with learning difficulties in every classroom.
• Teaching the Tiger: A Handbook for Individuals Involved in the Education of Students with Attention Deficit Disorders, Tourette Syndrome or Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Marilyn Pierce Dornbush and Sheryl K. Pruitt, Hope Press, 1995. An informative handbook for educators and parents.
• Tourette’s and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Toughing it out at Home and at School, Joan E. Murphy, Baton Rouge Tourette Support Group, 1995.
• Tourette Syndrome, Donald J. Cohen, Md, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Publishers, 2001. Presents a state of scientific and clinical knowledge on TS and its relationship to other child-onset neuropsychiatric disorders.
• Tourette Syndrome – Tics, Obsessions, Compulsions: Developmental Psychopathology and Clinical Care, James F. Leckman and Donald J. Cohen, Wiley, John & Sons, 2001. Reflecting more than 25 years of research, this comprehensive resource describes the major categories of TS and its related disorders as well as the strengths and adaptation of individuals with Tourette’s.
• Tourette Syndrome: The Facts, Mary M. Robertson, Oxford University Press, 1998. Essential reading for TS sufferers, their relatives and friends, it will also be useful to clinicians, general practitioners, schoolteachers, and anyone seeking an accessible introduction to the disorder.
• Tourette Syndrome: Finding Answers and Getting Help, Mitzi Waltz, O’Reilly & Associates, 2001. A consumer guide to TS, offering resources for families living and dealing with TS.
• Twitch and Shout: A Touretter’s Tale, Lowell Handler, Plume, 1999. From the author of the 1995 documentary of the same name, this book is an attempt to chronicle the disease from the inside.
• Transforming the Difficult Child: The Nurtured Heart Approach, Howard Glasser and Jennifer Easley, Center for the Difficult Child, 1999. This approach puts a refreshing spin on both parenting and teaching and reveals new techniques and strategies that create thoroughly positive behaviors.
• What Makes Ryan Tick? A Family’s Triumph over Tourette Syndrome and Attention Deficit Disorder, Susan Hughes, Hope Press, 1996. |
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Web Sites For Students
• Kidshealth.com: Includes information and background on TS.
• Neuroscience for Kids: Includes information on TS including history, facts, diagnosis, causes and famous people with TS.
• Tourette-Syndrome.com: Site for children and adults, families, friends, teachers and medical professionals. Includes chat rooms, help, links and information about related disorders.
Web Sites For Adults
• Tourette Syndrome Association, Inc. 42-40 Bell Boulevard, Bayside, NY, 11361-2820. Information about TS, treatment and research, resources and links to other state and local organizations.
• Tourette Syndrome “Plus”: Includes information on conditions, behavior, education and advocacy.
• The Facts About Tourette Syndrome: Facts, causes, related problems, and links.
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