Tourette Syndrome T.S.

Presented byBrittany Malta

Georges Gilles de la Tourette

French neurologist who discovered Tourette Syndrome after writing a paper on nine people with abnormal tics

What is Tourette Syndrome? Inherited neurological diseaseInvoluntary movementsUncontrollable vocalizationsApprox. 100,000 Americans have full blown

Tourettes1 in 200 show symptoms of it

SymptomsFacial tics

BlinkingNose twitchingGrimaces

Motor ticsHead jerkingNeck stretchingFoot stomping

Strange soundsGruntsYelpingShouting

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Additional issues with T.S.

Diagnoses and TreatmentDescription of the tic and family historyMust be present for a yearTreatment can be delayed because the

symptoms are easily confused with other diseases

Most symptoms aren’t severe enough to need medication

Adapting your classroom for students with TS Remember even though their tics may be disruptive

they can’t control them, don’t react with anger !

Visual motor integration problemsWrite down every other math problemTape their report instead of writing itAllow them to write on the tests

Language problemsGive oral directions one or two steps at a timeHave them repeat the directions back to youIf they get stuck in a loop doing work give them

something else to do

Attention problemsKeep them away from windows or any

movementsPut them in a “quiet” work placeAlternate short periods of work and breaks

Famous People with T.S.Dr. Samuel Johnson (1709-1784)

British poet, essayist, and lexicographerWrote the “Dictionary of the English

Language”Jim Eisenreich (1959- )

Retired major league baseball player1997 world series champions – Florida Marlins

Tim Howard (1979- )Goal keeper for Manchester UnitedPlayed in the 2000 olympics

The best thing you can do is to love them and show them understanding, they can’t control what is going on with their bodies

References http://www.healthnewsflash.com/conditions/tourette_syndrome.php#w

hatis http://www.schoolbehavior.com/inspiration.htm http://www.ericdigests.org/1999-4/tourette.htm   A Physician's Guide to the Diagnosis and Treatment of Tourette

Syndrome, 3rd edition. Bronheim, Suzanne. (1994). An Educator's Guide to Tourette

Syndrome, Tourette Syndrome Association, Inc., Bayside, NY. ED321467.

Wertheim, Judy. (1994). Coping with Tourette Syndrome in the Classroom, Revised. Tourette Syndrome Association, Inc., Bayside, NY. ED385075.

This digest was adapted with permission from the Tourette Syndrome Association, Inc

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e_la_Tourettehttp://www.schoolbehavior.com/

inspiration.htm