Tigers, Too, was written by individuals with decades of work in education, school psychology, and neuropsychology. They have experienced these problems from a professional as well as personal point of view, having children with neurological disorders. This handbook, which is designed so that teachers, parents, and healthcare professionals struggling with the everyday frustrations of working with students with ADHD, TS, and/or OCD, will find these strategies create greater success. This comprehensive, authoritative reference book contains brief chapters on the definitions of and research pertaining to the disorders and their associated problems. It is replete with practical suggestions and strategies which enhance academic success and manage problems with executive functions, working memory, processing speed, organization, problem solving, time management, conflict resolution, socialization, homework, and testing.

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What professionals and parents have said about this work…

Dornbush and Pruitt have put together an encyclopedic collection of usable interventions. Highly Recommended!

—Thomas E. Brown, PhD, Associate Director of Yale Clinic for Attention and Related Disorders

This book is so wonderfully comprehensive…we will want to walk around with it…to address the client’s needs.

—Martha B. Denckla, MD, Kennedy Krieger Institute

Wow! So much work—so comprehensive. This long-awaited book is a must for every home and professional library!

—Chris Zeigler Dendy, MS, Author, Speaker, Consultant

Incredibly valuable pearls of knowledge and advice are provided on every page…straight forward, user-friendly…

—Roger Kurlan, MD, Professor of Neurology, University of Rochester, Medical Center

This book belongs on every parent’s bookshelf and in every teacher’s lounge. The information contained in these pages will make a tremendous impact on your child…and you.

—Richard D. Lavoie, MA, MEd, Educational Consultant, Executive Producer, “Fat City Video”

This magical and wise book…comprehensive and up to date, brain based and respectful… should be on the desk of everyone that works with children and adolescents with neurological disorders.

—John S. March, MD, MPH, Director, Division of Neurosceiences Medicine, Duke Clinical Research Institute

This reference guide belongs on every educator’s bookshelf. I am delighted to have a reference that I can recommend.

—Leslie E. Packer, PhD, Author, Speaker, and Creator of the TS+ Website

The authors’ vast knowledge and clinical wisdom brings hope and optimism for parents and teachers who are looking to understand and help these youngsters through their day-to-day struggles.

—Aureen P. Wagner, PhD, University of Rochester School of Medicine

If you are holding this book, congratulations. Peruse, cherry pick, bookmark and above all use the strategies outlined…I promise there will be fewer tears…for everyone.

—Gail Kreher, M.Ed., Teacher in special needs classroom, Mill Springs Academy

All those who know Sherry and Marilyn understand their ease and success in working with students. This book is a tribute to them, and a gift for those of us seeking new knowledge and understanding. Thank you!

—Alice Grotnes, Parent