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Title: Tourette Syndrome and Human Behavior by David E. Comings ISBN: 1-878267-28-0 Publisher: Hope Pr Pub. Date: April, 1990 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $39.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.11 (9 reviews)
Rating: 1
Summary: Caution, a terrifying book for those new to the syndrome
Comment: This unfortunately was the first book I read on the subject of Tourette Syndrome. My child was then 4 years old and newly diagnosed with the condition, and an absolute angel, sweetheart, mild-mannered, sociable pre-schooler with tics. I needed therapy after reading this book for fear of all the horrible things that might become reality for my child, not to mention I felt so low about my family members from a genetic pool standpoint, I wondered if I'd ever be able to lift my head proudly again.
Fortunately many years have passed and much of what was indicated that very well could become my child's reality in living with Tourette Syndrome, (in terms of difficulties with the condition and socialization), never did. A second child within my family was later dx'd with the same syndrome and happily for us, things are going much better than this book would have ever lead me to believe.
I encourage those who are new to this condition to start reading somewhere else before tackling this book, and when and if you decide to read this one, make sure you have a support group lined up for the after math. In my opinion, this book may very well cause more grief than the condition, if for no other reason than for the fear mongering of what may never come to pass.
Fortunately, much research has been done in recent years on the condition, and I feel that the picture of living with Tourette Synderome is much brighter than my earlier days when I had nothing other than this book to benchmark the condition by.
Rating: 1
Summary: Dated and too inclusive
Comment: This book was written in 1990, and there have been great strides in research since then. Comings lumps too many other diagnoses into a description of Tourette Syndrome, which is confusing and can be catastrophic when you are trying to get the right treatment for an individual. Yes, SOME people with Tourette's have the other complications that Comings describes- but NOT ALL. It is fine to be treated for ADHD, OCD, TS, and other conditions if that is what you or your child has, but if you don't have ADHD, OCD, and other conditions, you deserve to be treated only for what you do have.
The book is also slanted because it is based upon research that represents those who seek treatment for TS, not the general population with TS. Most people who seek treatment for TS have more complicated problems than just tics. Research since this book was published is more inclusive of the wider population.
For the best and most up to date information, stick with the Leckman/Cohen book. Or read Amy Wilensky's book. Stay away from Comings. So much has changed in 13 years of research into TS and the human genome.
Rating: 5
Summary: Finally! Not Just Tics!
Comment: I, too, have TS. This book was remarkably eye-opening. I especially found helpfull the chapters on the good aspects of TS and TS personality characteristics.
I'll cut to the chase and give some inside insight. Chances are, as a Tourettic myself, that if one of us is involved in 'delinquent' behavior, it's probably due to our tendency to have a higher intelligence combined with a disgust for hypocracy in the 'system', so it's probably done just to show how the system has a huge hole in it. (However, I never fell in that category because I figured I'd get caught, so just kept my distaste with what I perceived as hypocracy - something else we tend not to stand for - to myself.)
It's an excellent book for reaching beyond tics, to understanding why I speak so candidly, to hints at what is the best way for me to learn, all the way to having the tenacity of a bulldog. I thought these personality characteristics in me were just individual flukes! Then I read about brother and sister Tourettics who share the same. I read the opening case stories and couldn't beleive it. "That's me!" I exclaimed.
Now, if only the medical community will catch up...
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Title: Tourette's Syndrome--Tics, Obsessions, Compulsions: Developmental Psychopathology and Clinical Care by James F. Leckman, Donald J. Cohen ISBN: 0471113751 Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Pub. Date: 05 October, 2001 List Price(USD): $65.00 |
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Title: LIVING WITH TOURETTE SYNDROME by Elaine Shimberg ISBN: 068481160X Publisher: Fireside Pub. Date: 01 November, 1995 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: Children With Tourette Syndrome: A Parent's Guide (Special Needs Collection) by Tracy Haerle, Jim Eisenreich ISBN: 0933149441 Publisher: Woodbine House Pub. Date: January, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Don't Think About Monkeys. Extraordinary Stories Written by People with Tourette Syndrome by Adam Ward Seligman, John S. Hilkevich ISBN: 1878267337 Publisher: Hope Pr Pub. Date: June, 1992 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Quit It by MARCIA BYALICK ISBN: 0440418658 Publisher: Yearling Books Pub. Date: 10 February, 2004 List Price(USD): $5.50 |
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