Hi, I'm Adam: A Child's Book About Tourette Syndrome Paperback – January 1, 1990

Our son is 11 years old and was diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome at age 4. He read this book when he was about 8yrs old and was really drawn to it. We didn't understand at the time why. I mean, he has tics and he has some rage, also some OCD. But the other things mentioned in here did not seem to fit. Well now he is 2yrs older and having some difficulties we dusted off this book and read it again. It was like a light coming on. He could have written the book!We had a great talk about it and so much has become clear for us. This book may not describe your child right now but if they have Tourettes I bet given time it will.Also I want to stress how important it is to join a support group find others to share what you're going through and raise some money for a cure. I will be handing out copies of this book to all my child's teachers and ordering some for our support group. Thank you Adam!

Love that this book was written by a child with tourettes. I personally liked the book but my 6 year old with Tourette’s found it to be depressing and refuses to ever read it again. 😫

This book is WONDERFUL! We are raising our 11 year old nephew who has Tourette's, along with several other things, and he really needed some help understanding Tourette's so that he could explain it to his peers. He's been picked on at school because of his tics and we wanted something that he could read and understand. This fit the bill! THANK YOU, ADAM! He's reading Adam and the Magic Marble now. He said its a little harder to read (he's a little behind in reading skills than most 11 y/o's) but its a good read. He took it to bed tonight to read more.

I am SOOOO glad I just decided to read this before sharing it with my 7 year old, recently diagnosed son. There is no way I'd allow him to read this. It is too disturbing for a young, recently diagnosed child. While I do not discount Adam's feelings, I think it is too upsetting for younger children to hear about thoughts of wanting to die. Also too much reference to feeling "crazy". I am trying to convince my son he is wonderful and special. I understand that this is how Adam felt and likely how my son feels to some extent, but these concepts are for older children.I will hold onto the book for when he is older and may share it with him then.

Oh, no. My heart sank after reading this book. It was not at all what I expected. Here is a brief overview: "Hi, I'm Adam. I'm mad all the time and I struggle in school. I want to die. If I kill myself I'll be an angel and angels are good. I think I'm crazy. I've tried a slew of meds, and they all made me more crazy. Finally a Doctor diagnosed me with Tourette Syndrome. Turns out I'm not crazy. I got a patch (more meds) and now everything is better." Wow. There were no productive takeaways from the book - and I had to omit 60% of it when reading it to my 6yo. I plan to return it, and hope that he forgets all about it.

Our son really connected with this book. He is 11. Adam the child in the book is 10. This really helped our son to connect with the character. Plus there is a section at the beginning of the book just for parents written by Adam's parents. This helped us to not feel so alone because of our reactions and feelings. Great buy.

I did not see the book since I had it sent to someone who was struggling with a child being diagnosed with Tourettte's. It seemed to be helpful.

Was a wonderful tool to use when my son was 1st diagnosed with Tourettes to let him know that he wasn't alone.

Very inappropriate book for my children, both have Tourette syndrome. Adults should definitely vet this book before allowing their children to read it.