Anxiety Resources

Dear Teachers: 

This annotated bibliography of websites was created as a support to help everyone better understand childhood anxiety.  More and more students who are diagnosed with Tourette's Syndrome, OCD, Asperger's Syndrome, PTSD, General Anxiety, or School Refusal are attending Briscoe.  We can provide our anxious students an outstanding education when we understand the types of accommodations they need to  successfully access the curriculum.  I believe you will find that information at the sites below.

-- Mrs. Gillette

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Childhood and Adolescent Anxiety Disorders - KeepKidsHealthy.com
This is an all inclusive article that clearly defines anxiety.  The author, Dr. William Goldman,  defines the symptoms of anxiety, types of Anxiety Disorders, and the causes of anxiety.  Dr. Goldman continues by describing the three major types of interventions for anxiety: psychological, psychopharmocological, and environmental.  Dr. Goldman concludes with a list of resources which includes books and links.

School Psychology Resources Online
This website is a resource for school psychologists and has hundreds of resources specific to school related childhood issues.  From gifted students to ADHD and childhood anxiety, you will find easy articles to read and the resources you are looking for to assist all students on your team.

Living with Anxiety: Children - Anxiety Disorders Association of America
This is the Anxiety Disorders Association of America's Childhood anxiety page.  You will find links to the specific childhood disorders and treatments.  You will also find links regarding anxieties at school, school refusals, and test anxiety.  This is an excellent site with expert advice.

Worry Wise Kids - The Children's Center for OCD and Anxiety
“Transforming the weight of the world into a world of possibilities” is this group's motto.  This website specifically addresses childhood anxiety.  There are specific resources for accommodations in the class room.  Although it is a support for parent site, there is a wealth of information re: IDEA, newslettes, definitions and suggestions for each childhood anxiety disorder, i.e., OCD, Tourette's, School refusal, etc. This is an excellent resource with expert advice.

What is Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)? - International OCD Foundation
This is the site of the International Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders Foundation.  The site contains up to date information on treatment for people/children living with OCD.  It also has a clear definition of what life is like for adultls/children living with this anxiety disorder. There is a check list on this site regarding PANDAS, the relatively new discovery that a Strep Throat infection may lead to OCD type symptoms and an antibiotic treatment regimen may resolve these same symptoms.
Excellent site for OCD information.

All Kinds of Minds: Resources
This is Dr. Mel Levine's website.  Here you will find many resources for students with learning disabilities and challenges who we find in classrooms today.  There are printouts available and activities for students. There are teacher suggestions in specific content areas, such as math. These suggestions may be helpful to use with students who would benefit from the use of specific strategies to gain a more thorough understanding of math concepts.