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New book for your reference shelf on Tourette Syndrome!
A new comprehensive book for professionals about Tourette Syndrome is available from Oxford University Press. We were honored to be asked by Drs. Martino and Leckman to write the chapter for educators. Here is the table of contents: SECTION 1 CLINICAL PHENOMENOLOGY and EPIDEMIOLOGY Chapter 1 Phenomenology of tics and sensory urges: the self under siege James F Leckman,...
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Recess is Crucial
A new policy statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics, “The Crucial Role of Recess in Schools,” stresses the importance of recess in physical, social, and cognitive development and performance. According to the AAP, recess should not be withheld as punishment or sacrificed to academic instruction: Recess is at the heart of a vigorous debate over the role of schools...
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Talking with your children about the Sandy Hook school shooting
Our thoughts and prayers are with the families who lost children and those who lost colleagues and friends in the school shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. Because we know that all over this country, parents are struggling to talk to their own children about what happened, Leslie has written some tips for parents on how to talk to your...
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Sometimes, it's not what you think.Sleep-Related Problems
Approximately 30% of students have sleep problems that may affect their academic, behavioral, and social-emotional functioning.
Challenging Kids, Challenged Teachers
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Tigers, Too
