Challenging Kids, Challenged Teachers

Why a book that covers so many neurological conditions? Because as most educators have noticed, when 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. This book includes a book & CD-ROM, which is an educator's go-to source for creating a supportive environment to successfully teach children with multiple neurological disorders including Tourette's Syndrome, OCD, AD/HD, LD, Non-Verbal Learning Disability, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Asperger's Syndrome, Anxiety Disorders, Depression, Executive Dysfunction, Sensory Processing Disorder, Paediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorder Associated with Strep (PANDAS), Bipolar Disorder, "Storms" or "Rages", Oppositional Defiant Disorder, and Sleep Problems. Parents, school psychologists, and social workers will also find this book essential reading. The wealth of practical tools and strategies discussed in this book are founded on the authors' considerable experience treating children with neurological disorders in their private practices and conducting training workshops for teachers, as well as parenting their own children with multiple diagnoses. Full of charts, graphs, lists, quotes, and vignettes, this well-organised resource makes it easy for busy teachers to find the information they need, including: Understanding neurological disorders and why they may overlap, the behaviors they cause, and sanity-saving premises about understanding these students; Each disorder's characteristics, impacts on academics, behavior and social relationships, teacher/student-friendly strategies, other conditions to be on the lookout for; Conditions commonly observed in students with neurological disorders such as handwriting and visual-motor integration issues, language deficits, and difficulties with written expression, math calculation, reading, and more; Assistive technology, testing accommodations, homework issues, interventions to address challenging behaviors, school-based related services, positive school-home collaboration, and helping children with peer relationships. The book also includes a glossary and resources, and its appendix of screening tools, forms, and checklists are on the accompanying CD-ROM for easy reproduction.