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Tourette Syndrome and Human Behavior by David E. Comings I highly recommend this book. Do not be afraid of the size of this book as 687 pages, not including the various tests which will assist you and the glossary and index.

This book leaves nothing out. It answers *every* question imaginable. Easy to read and understand and yet thorough in it's approach. If you want to fully understand tourette syndrome, it's diagnosis, treatment, the genetics, behavior, cause, and much more, this is the book for you.

Teaching the Tiger:  A Handbook for Individuals Involved in the Education of Students with Attention Deficit Disorder, Tourette Syndrome or Obsessive Compulsive Disorder by Marilyn P. Dornbush, Ph.D., Sheryl K. Pruitt, M.Ed. (Excellent comprehensive book for parents and teachers. The authors discusses all aspects of these disorders as well as treatment (medical, counseling and school interventions). Assistance with many aspects of classroom skills and includes a list of computer software that is helpful. The IEP, college admissions testing, federal laws pertaining to handicapped students, legal documents and a reading list are included).

Children With Tourette Syndrome : A Parent's Guide (Special Needs Collection) by Tracy Haerle (Editor), Jim Eisenreich "My 8-year-old son has ADHD, OCD and tic disorders (though not full-blown Tourette Syndrome). This book was an enormous help for me in understanding the tic disorder and also the ADHD and OCD which often co-occur with TS and tic disorders. It is written in a very easy to read, friendly, compassionate way. There is a lot of clear advice here. TS is complex and often misunderstood. The book helps you cope with and understand many of the related problems. It teaches acceptance, dealing with friends, relatives, schools, etc. It is a very thorough book. After reading it, I felt less helpless and more empowered to deal with these issues. The book talks about the importance of acknowledging your child's frustrations and feelings, which will help him to learn to share them more directly with you. For example, saying, "I know you're trying really hard, and it's frustrating when the other students can't seem to understand that you can't stop doing certain things." This book helps you to also empower your child, and to embrace what is special about him. It says, "If you believe in your child as an individual whose Tourette syndrome is only one aspect of her total being, your child will also be more likely to see herself as someone with abilities, rather than disabilities." I strongly recommend this book. It will help."

Living With Tourette Syndrome by Elaine Fantle Shimberg, Elaine Shapiro (Introduction) "Miles from NY is mistaken when he says the author has 3 kids w/ TS, but doesn't have it herself. She does and mentions that in the beginning of the book. Because of her experience in having TS and then having children with it, she is helpful to walk readers through what to expect and how to head off problems before they exist. She also has a great deal of info for adults with TS...to tell or not tell at job interviews, socializing, and even living situations. A caring and careful job of communication on the issues facing those with TS or TS in their families."

Search for the Tourette Syndrome and Human Behavior Genes by David E., MD Comings "Dr. Comings tells the story of his 18 years of involvement with Tourette syndrome, from both the level of treating thousands of patients with this common and complex disorder, to his clinical, genetic and molecular genetic research. He quickly realized this was more than just a tic disorder. His patients and their relatives had problems with a wide range of behaviors including attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD0, obsessive compulsive behaviors, conduct and oppositional defiant disorder, rages, mania, depression, anxiety, panic attacks, phobias, sexual, sleep, and other disorders. Because Tourette syndrome is genetic, this involvement with a spectrum of disorders had broad implications about the causes of behaviors that most mental health workers attributed to psychological problems, poor parenting, or learned behaviors. His genetic studies led him to eventually conclude that Tourette syndrome was a polygenic disorder caused by the coming together from both parents of a number of genes affecting dopamine, serotonin and other brain chemical. Dr. Comings relates how the concept that many human behavioral disorders were genetically interrelated was initially ridiculed. These attitudes began to change as other reported similar findings and as his concept gained support from molecular genetic studies of specific genes."

Tourette's Syndrome--Tics, Obsessions, Compulsions: Developmental Psychopathology and Clinical Care by James F. Leckman, Donald J. Cohen "Once thought to be rare, Tourette's Syndrome is now seen as a relatively common childhood disorder either in its complete or partial incarnations. Drawing on the work of contributors hailing from the prestigious Yale University Child Psychiatry Department, this edited volume explores the disorder from many perspectives, mapping out the diagnosis, genetics, phenomenology, natural history, and treatment of Tourette's Syndrome."