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Nix Your Tics!: Eliminate Unwanted Tic Symptoms: A How-To Guide for Young People
Same full-colour, youth-friendly layout as the ebook, no tablet or computer required! Ages 10 & up. For bulk purchase discounts, contact the author directly ( nixyourtics@lifesatwitch.com ).
Hey. Got tics? You’re not alone. Up to one in five kids will have at least one tic at some point. Including the guy who wrote this book! Dr. B. Duncan McKinlay, Psychologist (‘Dr. Dunc’) has Tourette Syndrome. That means he’s been living with both motor tics (movements he has a hard time stopping) and phonic tics (noises he has a hard time stopping) for most of his life. He knows firsthand how annoying, embarrassing, misunderstood, painful, and disruptive tics can be. For years he educated people all around the world by means of his presentations and website, and through appearances on television, in magazines, and on film. Now, in Nix Your Tics! , he wants to share with you a well-established, evidence-based practice * he uses to manage tic symptoms in both himself and in his patients.
* as per criteria set out by the American Psychological Association’s Division 12 Task Force on Promotion and Dissemination of Psychological Procedures
* technique strongly recommended as a first-line treatment (Canadian Guidelines for the Evidence-Based Treatment of Tic Disorders)
The Second Re-edited & revised with all-new content!
Hey. Got tics? You’re not alone. Up to one in five kids will have at least one tic at some point. Including the guy who wrote this book! Dr. B. Duncan McKinlay, Psychologist (‘Dr. Dunc’) has Tourette Syndrome. That means he’s been living with both motor tics (movements he has a hard time stopping) and phonic tics (noises he has a hard time stopping) for most of his life. He knows firsthand how annoying, embarrassing, misunderstood, painful, and disruptive tics can be. For years he educated people all around the world by means of his presentations and website, and through appearances on television, in magazines, and on film. Now, in Nix Your Tics! , he wants to share with you a well-established, evidence-based practice * he uses to manage tic symptoms in both himself and in his patients.
* as per criteria set out by the American Psychological Association’s Division 12 Task Force on Promotion and Dissemination of Psychological Procedures
* technique strongly recommended as a first-line treatment (Canadian Guidelines for the Evidence-Based Treatment of Tic Disorders)
The Second Re-edited & revised with all-new content!
85 pages, Paperback
First published May 22, 2015
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June 2, 2021
Excellent resource
Such an easy book to read. Simple, straight to the point and clear. We’ve only just started CBIT and already talking about Tics has normalised it for my son. He’s not embarrassed anymore.
Such an easy book to read. Simple, straight to the point and clear. We’ve only just started CBIT and already talking about Tics has normalised it for my son. He’s not embarrassed anymore.
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