The new book from Life's A Twitch! Publishing
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Hey. Got tics? You’re not alone. Up to one in five kids will have at least one tic at some point. Including the guy who wrote this book!
Dr. B. Duncan McKinlay, Psychologist (‘Dr. Dunc’) has Tourette Syndrome. That means he’s been living with both motor tics (movements he has a hard time stopping) and phonic tics (noises he has a hard time stopping) for most of his life. He knows firsthand how annoying, embarrassing, misunderstood, painful, and disruptive tics can be. For years, he’s been educating people all around the world by means of his presentations & Website, and through appearances on television, in magazines, and on film. Now, in “Nix Your Tics!”, he wants to share with you a little-known but well-established, evidence-based practice* he uses to manage tic symptoms in both himself and in his patients.
*as per criteria set out by the American Psychological Association’s Division 12 Task Force
on Promotion and Dissemination of Psychological Procedures.
A recommended book at the 2008 conference for the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)!
Features:
144 pages; illustrated
written in a conversational, humorous, and to-the-point style
convenient 4.5" x 7" size fits into a pocket; perfect for on-the-go reference
materials which are designed to both educate and to provide inspiration precede, and are interspersed within, treatment suggestions
other excellent resources for those with tics are also listed
handy 'back-of-the-book' materials -- quick treatment summary, cut-out worksheets, and a 'Competing Response Catalogue'
also applicable to those coping with other habits, trichotillomania, and stuttering
All activities related to "Life's A Twitch!" and/or "Life's A Twitch! Publishing" are conducted by B. Duncan McKinlay, Ph.D., C.Psych. in a private capacity and do not represent the Ministry of Children and Youth Services, or the Government of Ontario. All activities related to "CPRI" and/or "The Brake Shop", including Dr. McKinlay's conference appearances and presentation schedule, are conducted by B. Duncan McKinlay, Ph.D., C.Psych. in a public capacity as an Ontario Ministry employee.
In writing 'Nix Your Tics!', Dr. McKinlay is acting strictly in a private capacity and not as an Ontario public servant. Hence, promotion and sale of this book will not occur during Dr. McKinlay's conference appearances and presentations.
All
activities related to "Life's A Twitch!" are conducted
by B. Duncan McKinlay, Ph.D., C.Psych. in a private capacity and
do not represent the Ministry of Children and Youth Services, or
the Government of Ontario.
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