Tourette+Syndrome

Tourette Syndrome (TS) is a neurological disorder, which most often begins between the ages of 2 and 21, and lasts throughout life. TS is NOT degenerative and people with TS can expect to live a normal life span.TS is characterised by rapid, repetitive and involuntary muscle movements and vocalisations called "tics", and often involves behavioural difficulties.The two categories of the tics of TS and some common examples are:


 * SIMPLE**

Motor - Eye blinking, head jerking, shoulder shrugging, facial grimacing, nose twitching Vocal - Throat clearing, barking noises, squealing, grunting, gulping, sniffing, tongue clicking


 * COMPLEX**

Motor - Jumping, touching other people and things, twirling about, repetitive movements of the torso or limbs, pulling at clothing and self-injurious actions including hitting or biting oneself. Vocal - Uttering words or phrases, coprolalia (the involuntary utterance of inappropriate or obscene words), echoalia (repeating a sound, word or phrase just heard) or palilalia(repeating one’s own words).

A online video which helps assist educators in the classroom setting to understand Tourette Syndrome and how it affects a child's ability to learn as well as offer management strategies and classroom accommodations.This can be resource for teachers, student teachers, counsellors, and support staff.Parents can view this to help them understand issues their child may be having at school. Finally parents can present this to their school while being on hand to answer questions about their child.

Reference: Tourette Syndrome Association of Australia, Retrieved on July 27th 2011 from http://www.tourette.org.au/ItsTouretteSyndromeYouTube.html