OCD - REFERENCE SHELF

FOR YOUR BOOKSHELF:

Dornbush MP, Pruitt SK: Teaching the tiger: A handbook for individuals involved in the education of students with attention deficit disorders, Tourette Syndrome or Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Hope Press, 1995. Note that the material on IDEA is outdated, but the concrete teacher tips and tools are very helpful.

Pinto, A: Worried no more: Help and hope for anxious children. Lighthouse Press, 2002. About anxious children, but also includes obessions and compulsions.

FOR YOUR VCR:

The Touching Tree
Sensitive portrayal of a student with OCD for staff awareness and sensitivity. Can also be used for peer education.

How to Recognize and Respond to OCD in School-Age Children
This is one of the only videos ever produced to try to educate school personnel about OCD.

 FOR YOUR STUDENT LIBRARY:

Niner, H: Mr. Worry: A story sbout OCD. Albert Whitman & Company , 2004.

Hesser T:  Kissing doorknobs. Laurel-Leaf Books, 1999.

Pinto, A: Up and down the worry hill: A children's book about Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and its treatment. Lighthouse Press , 2000.

Foster CH, Chase EA: Polly's magic games: a child's view of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Dilligaf, 1994.

Moritz K, Jablonsky J: Blink, Blink, Clop, Clop: Why Do We Do Things We Can't Stop? NJ: Childswork/Childsplay, 2001.