The first batch of videos from the 1998 Connecticut TSA Educators' Conference
is ready and most of them are in the mail and should be received by next week.
I previewed my set before mailing them out, and they're really great! Since I
was at the conference, I was only able to attend one of the six workshops, so
having all six workshops on tape for the same price as the cost of the
conference is actually a bargain, especially since this is such valuable
information to share with schools. What an excellent group of speakers! If
you find the cost of a complete set high, Tape #1, with Mort Doran, is a good
recommendation, even for the adults without children. If you have any problems
with your tapes, please e-mail me, as the return address on the form is not
mine. Cheers, BB2
VIDEO ORDER FORM
The Tourette Syndrome Association, Inc., Connecticut Chapter
1 9 9 8 E D U C A T O R S ‘ C O N F E R E N C E
Understanding and Managing Tourette Syndrome,
and the Associated Disorders
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder & Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
in the Classroom
Friday, November 6, 1998
at Western Connecticut State University, Danbury, Connecticut
VHS Tape #1: SPEAKERS and PANEL (About 4 hours total)
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Keynote Speaker Morton L. Doran, MD
Dr. Doran is a practicing surgeon, professor of medicine and recreational pilot
who has Tourette Syndrome. He was featured in a book, An Anthropologist on
Mars, by Oliver Sacks, MD, a perceptive look at living successfully with
neurobiological disorders. Dr. Doran was the featured surgeon in New Yorker
magazine's article about a surgeon with TS.
Kids/Parents Panel - 45 minute Question and Answer
Guest Speaker Sheryl Pruitt, M.Ed., Co-author of Teaching the Tiger, which
addresses educational issues of neurologically impaired children. Ms. Pruitt
spoke to the general audience on classroom strategies to deal with TS, OCD,
ADHD/ADD and Executive Dysfunction. Her presentation was to provide an
understanding of these disorders and strategies for remediating their impact on
the seven areas of learning disabilities.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PURPOSE/INTENT OF EACH WORKSHOP FROM THE CONFERENCE
BROCHURE:
VHS Tape #2: WORKSHOPS (3 hours)
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1. Taming the Tiger, Sheryl Pruitt, M.Ed., Author and Consultant
This workshop discuss approaches to deal with difficult behaviors in the school
setting. Ms. Pruitt will present a variety of cognitive modification
strategies and behavioral interventions. These strategies will give
professionals a practical understanding and useful techniques for dealing with
problem behavior.
2. Supporting the Child with TS/OCD in the Classroom, Diane Findley, PhD, Child
Study Center, Yale
This session will assist educators in understanding the nature of these
disorders and how they manifest themselves in classroom situations. Having a
broad understanding of these behaviors will begin the process necessary for
participants to learn how to develop strategies for teaching based on the
child's individual needs and characteristics. The basic principles of
functional behavioral assessment will be presented.
3. Staying Creative and Flexible, Joyce Emmett, EdD (The video portion of this
workshop had a glitch, so audio is included with a still photo.) This workshop
will help educators to understand the difficulties of dealing with waxing and
waning symptoms while the school remains routine. Educators will learn
creative strategies for designing programs that can remain flexible
administratively as well as working to adapt to the changing needs of these
children in the daily learning environment.
VHS Tape #3: WORKSHOPS (3 hours)
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1. Approaches to Psychopharmacological Treatment, Larry Scahill, MSN, MPH, PhD,
Yale University
For many children with TS, tics are not the most pressing problem.
Difficulties, including inattention, impulsiveness, overactivity, obsessive
comulsive symptoms and irritability are often more troublesome than the tics.
This presentation will review current psychopharmacological approaches to
treatment of TS and related problems. Targety symptoms, dosage, side effects
and a description of pharmacological mechanisms will be reviewed.
2. ADHD - Is It a Valuable Disability? Helen A. Krueger, MS, Educational
Consultant
Thinking of ADHD in new ways helps the professional approach the
teaching/learning situation with a problem solving attitude. Literacy
strategies can be the foundation for helping a student with ADHD, TS, OCD and
other neurobiological disorders become a strategic reader and learner.
Organizational strategies help with time and attention/focus management.
3. Alternative Assessment of TS, OCD and ADHD, Alice Carter, PhD, Yale
University
This workship will focus on the comprehensive assessment of TS, OCD and ADHD.
Recent neuropsychological and social-emotional research relevant to assessment
will be reviewed and will highlight the importance of assessing specifici areas
of functioning such as visual motor integration and internalizaing symptoms
when evaluating a child with TS. Specific assessment instruments will be
presented and distributed.
Please print out the lower portion, detach and mail with check, payable to CT
TSA (no purchase orders or credit cards please) to:
CT TSA, c/o M/M Foster, P.O. Box 3652, Danbury, Connecticut 06813
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