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Teacher Message Thomas M. Brasch Special Education Clarington Central Secondary School 200 Clarington Blvd Bowmanville, ON   L1C 5N8 905-697-9857 thomas_brasch@kprdsb.ca. "He told me that his teachers reported that . . . he was mentally slow, unsociable, and adrift forever in his foolish dreams." -- Hans Albert Einstein, on his father, Albert Einstein Resource Room   The Resource Centre is available for students with an IEP on a "drop in" basis. The IEP will be adhered to and students needing accommodations for tests and exams should set up procedures with classroom teachers beforehand. Famous People with LD & ADHD Freedman et al.: "Emotional Intelligence is a way of recognizing, understanding, and choosing how we think, feel, and act. It shapes our interactions with others and our understanding of ourselves. It defines how and what we learn; it allows us to set priorities; it determines the majority of our daily actions. Research suggests it is responsible for as much as 80% of the "success" in our lives." --From Handle With Care: Emotional Intelligence Activity Book Additional Information Upcoming Events Calendar Click this link to see Different Support OrganizationsThe Learning Disabilities of Peterborough has a satelite office in Clarington at 93 King St. West in Bowmanville. Phone 905-623-1852. The Learning Disabilities Association of Canada]www.ldac-taac.ca Tourette Syndrome Foundation of Canada www.tourette.ca Ontario OCD Network http://www.ocdontario.org/ Canadian National Institute for the Blind www.cnib.ca Council for Exceptional Children(Teaching gifted Students) www.cec.sped.org/eric/digests/e513.htm Depression, DepressionHurts.ca Suggested Readings: The Explosive Child: A New Approach for Understanding and Parenting Easily Frustrated, Chronically Inflexible Children (Paperback)  by Ross W. Green Understanding Girls with AD/HD (Paperback) by Kathleen G. Nadeau Teaching the Tiger: A Handbook for Individuals Involved in the Education of Students With Attention Deficit Disorders, Tourette Syndrome or Obsessive Compulsive Disorder by Marilyn P., Ph.D. Dornbush and Sheryl K. Pruitt The Difficult Child: Expanded and Revised Edition (Paperback) by Stanley Turecki Understanding Tourette Syndrome: A Handbook for Educators from the Tourette Syndrome Foundation (Toronto) -- This handbook provides a comprehensive overview of TS and other neurological disorders such as Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity (ADHD). It is an invaluable guide for educators looking for strategies to use in the classroom.

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