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Parentbooks (listings on variety of special needs).  Contact for bibliographies, or click here for an excellent composite bibiography developed jointly by Parentbooks and Dr. McKinlay:

201 Harbord Street,
Toronto, ON,
M5S 1H6
416-537-8334
1-800-209-9182
Fax: 416-537-9499
email: info@parentbooks.ca
URL:  http://www.parentbooks.ca

 

Amazon.com internet bookstore
URL:  http://www.amazon.com

 

Hope Press (specializes in publishing books on disorders).

URL:  http://www.hopepress.com

 

Echolalia Press

URL: http://www.sonic.net/echolaliapress/

 

Medical, University Libraries (Medline, PsychLit., Social Sciences Citation Index) PubMed

URL: http://www4.ncbi.nlm. nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi

 

The Official Oliver Sacks Website. A man to whom, because of his writings, and his generous spirit, I owe a great debt of gratitude............

URL: www.oliversacks.com

 

Parry Sound Books: Special Needs ... Special Books. Contact for Bibliographies:

The Beatty Building,
26 James Street,
Parry Sound, ON, P2A 1T5
416-537-8334
1-888-337-3310

 

Youthlight Incorporated:

URL: www.youthlight.com


Books Worth Noting


*Front of the Class: How Tourette Syndrome Made Me the Teacher I Never Had, Brad Cohen, 2005, VanderWyk and Burnham Publishing

*Getting Personal: stories of life with Tourette Syndrome, edited by Michael G. DeFilippo, 2003, Second Chance Publishing

*Tourette Syndrome and Human Behavior,
David E. Comings (MD), 1990, Hope Press.

*Teaching The Tiger: A Handbook for Individuals Involved in the Education of Students with ADHD, TS, OCD. Marilyn P. Dornbush (PhD), Sheryl K. Pruitt (M.Ed.), 1995, Hope Press.

*Living With Tourette Syndrome, Elaine Shimberg, 1995, Fireside Press.

*Hi, I'm Adam (children's), Adam Buehrens, 1991, Hope Press.

*The Explosive Child
, Centre For Collaborative Problem Solving (Ross Greene, Ph.D.)

*Dysinhibition Syndrome, Rose Wood, 1999

*Tourette's Syndrome: Tics, Obsessions, Compulsions. Developmental Psychopathology and Clinical Care (professionals), James F. Leckman, Donald J. Cohen, 1999, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

*Advances In Neurology Vol. 85: Tourette Syndrome (professionals), D.J. Cohen, J. Jankovic, C. Goetz (eds), 2001, Lippincott, Williams and Wilkens.

Based on the papers, presentations, and proceedings of the Tourette Syndrome Association's 3rd International Research Symposium (New York City, 1999).

*Tourette's Syndrome: Finding Answers and Getting Help, Mitzi Waltz (parent of a 10 year old with TS), 2001. From the Patient Centered Guide Series. Ordering information available at www.patientcenters.com

Helps parents to secure an accurate and complete diagnosis, live with Tourette's in the family, understand medical interventions, obtain appropriate medical care from an existing health plan, deal with Tourette's in the community and workplace, navigate the education system, and find resources.

*Understanding Tourette Syndrome: A Handbook For Educators, Tourette Syndrome Foundation of Canada, 2001. Order by email (tsfc@tourette.ca), website (www.tourette.ca), telephone (1-800-361-3120), fax (416-861-2472), or mail (206-194 Jarvis St., Toronto, ON, M5B 2B7)

Divided into three distinct sessions (Information, Strategies, Support Team) this comprehensive and clearly written 80+ page handbook also includes a very user friendly "quick reference" and appendices that provide helpful checklists to use in identifying behaviours observed either at home or at school.

*Raising Your Spirited Child: A guide for parents whose child is MORE: Mary Sheedy Kurcinka, 1991, HarperPerennial.

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