Record Number |
14483 |
ISBN |
9781890627829 (alk. paper : pbk.) |
1890627828 (alk. paper) |
Location |
371.94 PAC |
Author |
Packer, Leslie E. |
Title |
Challenging kids, challenged teachers : teaching students with Tourette's, bipolar disorder, executive dysfunction, OCD, ADHD, and more / Leslie E. Packer & Sheryl K. Pruitt. [Book] |
Published |
Bethesda, Md. : Woodbine House, 2010. |
Collation |
xiii, 329 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.). |
Bibliography Note |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [317]-324) and index. |
Contents Note |
Preface: Making sense of chaos -- Foundations for success -- Disorders: awareness, impact, and classroom strategies -- Academic issues: awareness, impact, and classroom strategies -- Behavior -- Other school-related topics -- Epilogue: The real experts look back. |
Summary Note |
"[W]hen students have one disorder they usually have others. The 16 conditions covered in this guide have been linked to each other and to particular brain structures and pathways. They include Tourette's Syndrome, OCD, ADHD, LD, Nonverbal Learning Disability, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Asperger's Syndrome, Anxiety Disorders, Depression, Executive Dysfunction, Sensory Processing Disorder, Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorder Associated with Strep (PANDAS), Bipolar Disorder, 'Storms' or 'Rages', Oppositional Defiant Disorder, and Sleep Problems.... The accompanying CD-ROM makes it possible to print multiple copies of useful checklists, survey forms, and worksheets also included in the book's appendices." - Back cover. |
Subject |
Children with disabilities -- Education -- Handbooks, manuals, etc |
Inclusive education -- United States |
Special education -- United States |
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder |
Added Name |
Pruitt, Sheryl K.,1944- |