Title:
Can I tell you about Tourette syndrome? : a guide for friends, family and professionals / Mal Leicester ; foreword by Julie Collier ; illustrated by Apsley.
Author:
Leicester, Mal, author.
Apsley, illustrator.
Publication Information:
London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2014.
©2014
Call Number:
RC375 .L45 2014
Abstract:
Meet Max - a boy with Tourette syndrome (TS). Max invites readers to learn about Tourette's from his perspective, helping them to understand what tics and triggers are and what it feels like to have TS. He explains how living with TS can sometimes be difficult, and how people around him can help him to feel happy and accepted.
ISBN:
9781849054072
Series:
Can I tell you about--?
Can I tell you about-- ? series.
Physical Description:
51 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Subject Term:
Contents:
Foreword / Julie Collier -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Introducing Max, who has Tourette syndrome -- Tics and Tourette syndrome -- Playing with other children -- Tourette syndrome at home -- Tourette syndrome at school -- My fidget toy -- Finding out I had Tourette syndrome -- Our self-help group: Tourette syndrome -- And other conditions -- What makes me tic? Triggers and treatments -- Living with Tourette syndrome: dogs and other -- Things that help -- Living with Tourette syndrome: do's and don'ts -- Facts about Tourette syndrome -- How teachers can help -- How schools can help -- Information for parents and professionals -- Recommended reading, organisations and resources.
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