info please
Question:
Hi. I’d be very grateful if anyone has any info they can email to me, that I could pass along to my son’s grade 9 teacher. He has tourettes, ADHD & OCD and we have him enrolled in a special class which is integrated into the regular high school. However I have found in the past that a lot of teachers are ignorant about tourette’s, and how they can assist to make this a smooth transition into the high school. Any tips for the teachers would be appreciated. Thank you. Jenny
Response:
"steve & Jenny" <jswri…@bc.sympatico.ca> wrote: >Hi. >I’d be very grateful if anyone has any info they can email to me, that I >could pass along to my son’s grade 9 teacher. He has tourettes, ADHD & OCD >and we have him enrolled in a special class which is integrated into the >regular high school. However I have found in the past that a lot of >teachers are ignorant about tourette’s, and how they can assist to make >this a smooth transition into the high school. >Any tips for the teachers would be appreciated. Thank you. >Jenny
check out the TSA Web site @ http://www.tsa.mgh.harvard.edu you’ll find more stuff than you can print. KAT in CT
Response:
Once again I believe that the best information a teacher can get is something she can read in regular language and understand. Something full of ideas and suggestions that actually work and something parents can read and relate to before they give it to the teacher. For us, the book Teaching the Tiger by Sheryl Pruette has been a lifesaver. Not only were we able to walk in armed with information to share, we also had modifications that we wanted in his IEP by being able to go through this book and using the ones that related to our son. I copied every page that I felt related to him, highlighted the important points I wanted to get accross and gave them to the teacher. I did not expect the teacher to read it all at once or agree with everything, but she read it in one sitting, shared the information with others, and asked very inquisistive questions. It did not relieve all of her stresses but now she has some basic knowledge, can see where we are coming from as a family, understands my son more and has a basic roadmap of TS as it relates to him. The key is not too much at once and to get information to them over a period of time. I gave the teacher over fiflty pages but highlighted important information. She was grateful and although she understands more we all must continue our education. This book is for children with TS, ADHD, and OCD. The author has these disorders and has raised children with these disorders. TSA also has some great tapes that can be shared with educators. Try to get as much as you can in the IEP and try to keep a circle of support around your child. Its not easy but it is our reality. God gave us these children for a reason, so try not to give up. Good luck Rhonda On 8 Sep 1997, steve & Jenny wrote: – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Hi. > I’d be very grateful if anyone has any info they can email to me, that I > could pass along to my son’s grade 9 teacher. He has tourettes, ADHD & OCD > and we have him enrolled in a special class which is integrated into the > regular high school. However I have found in the past that a lot of > teachers are ignorant about tourette’s, and how they can assist to make > this a smooth transition into the high school. > Any tips for the teachers would be appreciated. Thank you. > Jenny
