MISCELLANEOUS TOPICS

GLOSSARY (PDF File or Zipped PDF File)
Leslie E. Packer, PhD 1998
Getting confused by clinical terms?  I've prepared a clinical glossary for you to open in your browser or to download and take with you.

MEDICATIONS: USES AND NAMES (PDF File)
Leslie E. Packer, PhD
A chart showing the generic names and (U.S.) trade names of medications that are used to treat many of the conditions covered on this web site.

CLASSROOM TIPS: ACCOMMODATING
MEDICATION SIDE EFFECTS
Leslie E. Packer, PhD
Some ideas you can use if your student is experiencing medication side effects

SELF-MUTILATION (PDF File)
Chris Simpson, 2001
Self-injurious behavior may be associated with some of the conditions discussed on this web site, such as Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Bipolar Disorder.

DELIBERATE SELF-HARM IN YOUNG PEOPLE (PDF File)
Royal College of Psychiatrists, 2004
This fact sheet talks about the reasons and risk factors for youth self-harm.

CHILDREN'S LITERATURE & DISABILITY (PDF File)
NICHCY, 2001
Although I have included some literature for children in the "Reference Shelf" file for each of the conditions on this web site, you may want to download and take a copy of this wonderful compilation by the NICHCY, as it includes some of the same topics as well as other topics.

NEW AND RECOMMENDED: POOKUS AND BUCKIE
Sandy Clark, 2005
Sandy sent me this wonderfully sweet book she wrote for children about differences and friendship. It's based on a true story, and I think it would be a great addition to an elementary classroom library. There is also a curriculum to use along with the book and other materials including photos of the real Pookus (her Yorkie) and Buckie (a deer). You can find out more about the book at the website www.pookusandbuckie.com.

MIS-DIAGNOSIS AND DUAL DIAGNOSIS OF GIFTED
CHILDREN: GIFTED AND LD, ADHD, OCD,
OPPOSITIONAL DEFIANT DISORDER (PDF File)
James T. Webb, 2000
In some cases, a gifted child may be misunderstood or misdiagnosed as having a disorder.

THINGS TEACHERS AND PARENTS SAY THAT
FOSTER DISTRUST (PDF File)
Leslie E. Packer, PhD
Some common roadbloacks to building collaborative relationships between teachers and parents

DEAR TEACHER: ARE WE TALKING ABOUT
THE SAME KID? (PDF File)
Leslie E. Packer, 1998
Transcript of a presentation I gave to help teachers understand why they don't always get the support they want from parents

BULLYING AND TEASING OF YOUTH WITH
DISABILITIES: CREATING POSITIVE SCHOOL
ENVIRONMENTS FOR EFFECTIVE INCLUSION (PDF File)
John Hoover and Pam Stenhjem, 2003
Background information on bullying, with concrete suggestions for creating positive school environments.

BULLYING PREVENTION IS CRIME PREVENTION.
A REPORT BY FIGHT CRIME: INVEST IN KIDS
(PDF File)
D. Kass, P. Evans, and R. Shah, 2003
Identifies programs that have reduced bullying by as much as half and cut future arrests in half, and urges schools to invest in these programs.