Sally Salli & the Case of the Tic Monster: A Book for Kids Who Tic

Almost all of us do things occasionally that we regret later on:Saying something hurtful, like "he looks funny" or doing something like laughing loudly during class that we wish we hadn't said or done.Tic Monsters, however, can take control of people making them do or say embarrassing things regularly and frequently.Sally Salli & the Case of the Tic Monster is a story about a 10-year-old boy's struggle to free himself from the clutches of a tic-monster; the Tic-Monster forced him to stick out his tongue regularly and frequently throughout the school day.This book also:•identifies vocal tics, such as saying things you would really rather not say like "Poop" or "damn."•describes motor tics like blinking or sticking out your tongue. •exemplifies the detective work needed to tame tic-monsters.•describes conditions like stress that encourage tic-monsters to appear more often .•describes how to reveal and remove stress-makers .•details procedures like habit reversal that can be used to fight tic-monsters.•describes how a young extraordinarily intelligent teenage psychologist and her 10-year-old patient work together to kick the boy’s tic-monster in the butt to get rid of it.Do tic-monsters haunt you, appearing at the worst possible moments throughout the day at school and elsewhere? Do tic-monsters cause others to ridicule, tease, and bully you? If your answer is yes to either of these questions, read this book.

Michael D LeBow, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist who works with adults, teenagers, and children. He lives with his wife and two sons and in Winnipeg. Some of the youngsters he sees, like the boy featured in SALLY SALLI &THE CASE OF THE TIC MONSTER are hounded and haunted by tic- monsters every day and everywhere they go. They are teased or bullied because tic- monsters force them to repeatedly say or do things throughout the school day, in movie theaters, at malls, at home, and elsewhere.