Tigers, Too: Executive Functions/Speed of Processing/Memory: Impact on Academic, Behavioral, and Social Functioning of Students w/ Attention Deficit … … Disorder-Modifications and Interventio

Marilyn Dornbush and Sheryl Pruitt, Parkaire Press, 2009

This handbook is designed so that teachers, parents, and health care professionals struggling with the everyday frustrations of working with students with ADHD, TS, and/or OCD can create greater success. This reference book contains brief chapters on the definitions of and research pertaining to the disorders and their associated problems. It provides practical suggestions and strategies which enhance academic success.

Tigers, Too Supplement: Checklists

Marilyn Dornbush and Sheryl Pruitt, Parkaire Press, 2009

This supplement provides checklists that were developed to help teachers, parents, and other professionals set goals, identify appropriate intervention strategies, and create an effective educational program for the student who is experiencing difficulties in the classroom and at home.

Tigers, Too: Assessment

Marilyn Dornbush and Sheryl Pruitt, Parkaire Press, 2009

This supplement provides comprehensive recommendations for addressing deficits associated with executive dysfunction, slow processing speed, and memory problems in students. Each highlighted test provides the diagnostician with the appropriate age range and a list of abilities required for the student to perform successfully.

Challenging Kids, Challenged Teachers

Leslie Packer and Sheryl Pruitt, Woodbine House, 2010

This book 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, 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. Parents, school psychologists, and social workers will also find this book essential reading.

Find a Way or Make a Way: Checklists of Helpful Accommodations for Students

The book is designed to provide lots of practical ideas to incorporate in a student’s plan and also has sections on accommodations for homework, tests, sleep problems, and the almost-always present handwriting problems.

Marilyn Dornbush and Sheryl Pruitt, Hope Press, 1995

The book provides information to teachers and parents to aid in the teaching of students with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, Tourette Syndrome or Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.

Darin M. Bush, Parkaire Press, 2009

Tiger Trails is a wonderful introduction to the vocabulary used with TS+, a short hand term for Tourette syndrome plus everything that can go with it, e.g., Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and ADHD. As Darin states in the preface, these are “the words for the first 90 minutes of the TS conversation” after the diagnosis.