Front of the Class: How Tourette Syndrome Made Me the Teacher I Never Had

Brad Cohen is positive and an exuberant personality. He has his life-time companion which is called Tourette Syndrome (TS). When he was 7 years old, he started making noises and barking as well as jerking and twitching his face, neck and part of his body. When he was young, he and his family didn't know about TS. His doctor suggested that he could stop his tics intentionally. Brad was not able to control his tics and there was no cure. Because of this he had hard time at school and until 12 years old, he had no friends in his life. His school teachers didn't believe him so that he often was sent to the Principal's office.However, his mother and his younger brother always supported Brad and they moved when he was 12 years old. Brad and Jeff began to attend a new school. However, teachers of the new school were the same. When Brad was sent to the Principal's office, however this Principal listened to Brad and believed him and gave a chance to explain his situation in front of the teachers and students. Before, he had no friends, and no one wanted to eat lunch with him. So he had never eaten lunch with someone at the cafeteria until he became 12 years old. The Principal who accepted Brad and the other ignorant teachers who didn't believe Brad's TS became the strongest incentive for him to become a teacher. He wanted to become a teacher who accepts children as they are.Brad had also difficult time when applied for a job in Atlanta, Georgia. I don't want to share it here, but his positive thoughts and perseverance resolved this and became a teacher. He proved himself that he was very good at teaching and received the First Class Teacher of the Year award in the state of Georgia. You should read this book.

Highly suggested read for anyone! I am a mom of a son with Tourette and we are having school struggles. This is eye opening and offered so much promise and information.

My daughter used this for her AP psych book report

If you know someone who has Tourette Syndrome (TS) or of you ha e it yourself, I definitely recommend reading this. Brad Cohen does a great job of explaining TS, but also gives it hope. As a parent of a child with TS, it's so important for me to read about the success of others who have TS so I can share that with my child. This book has helped me do just that. It's giving our family grwat conversation starters and a reference to help us understand some of what our son is going through.May I also add that I've had the pleasure of communicating with Brad and he walks the walk and talks the talk. He's just really a wonderful, open person and is someone to admire. I'm thankful he chose to openly share his life and his journey with TS.

Love having at home. Works as described.

Brad Cohen has given us both a profound and genial gift in this book. When we read it we gain insight from the life of someone with the mysterious and cruel Tourettes Syndrome. We also learn more about ourselves, and our reaction to sounds and movements that we consider out of the ordinary. This book is like reading an Oliver Sacks book from the inside out. But here's the BEST part. Brad Cohen is a man with a great sense of humor,a deep inner strength, and a wise sense of observation of the human race. As Brad chronicles the events of his life and the massive obstacles that he overcame due to Tourettes Syndorme, you cry, you laugh and you get angry. Ultimately though, you find yourself wanting to one day be privileged enough to hear "wa, wa, wa, ja, ja, ja" shouted from some corner of a room so that you could run up to Brad and tell him how inspired you were by his story.

I bought this book as a gift for a special little girl in my life. She has faced many struggles in Iife (mostly physical) so she could relate to this book immensely. She loves this book, it has inspired her. When she found out it was a movie as well we had to watch it. Reading about people that are experiencing the same struggles she's facing in middle school and life makes her not feel alone.

I had to read this book for my special education class. It was a joy to read! I was able to learn about a disorder along with the things that come with it while making a new friend. The book is written is such a way that you feel as if you and Brad are good friends by the end of it and his Tourette's are barely prevalent. In addition, you gain the perspective of someone else's teaching philosophy while hearing about actual incidents that have occurred the ga school system. This is a book I believe should easily be a standard in all education curriculums, not just the general education (elm school education curriculum.) Thank you for writing this book, Brad.

The book brings up both his struggles and successes. Based on the real life story of Brad Cohen

Le narrateur nous raconte son histoire, les défis et les embûches face auxquels il a dû faire face étant atteint du syndrome de la Tourette! Quel courage et détermination. Je recommande ce livre sans hésitation.

Muy bien y rapida entrega

The book is not delivered to me even after 2 months of full payment made. Never expected such response from site like Amazon.

un libro molto interessante che ha contribuito alla buona riuscita di un esame di mia figlia! tutto bene quindi, grazie