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ERIC Number: EJ955443
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011
Pages: 14
Abstractor: As Provided
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Tourette Syndrome: Classroom Implications
Chaturvedi, Amrita; Gartin, Barbara C.; Murdick, Nikki L.
Physical Disabilities: Education and Related Services, v30 n1 p53-66 Spr 2011
Tourette Syndrome (TS) is a neurobiological disorder characterized by various involuntary motor movements and vocal tics. Symptoms of TS emerge between the ages of 3 to 8 years old, are most severe when an individual reaches puberty, and decrease by the time a person is 20 years old. Additionally, persons with TS may have secondary disabilities of obsessive-compulsive disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity, and/or learning disabilities. Challenges occur when students with TS or with TS plus secondary disabilities become members of the general education classroom. This article provides information to assist teachers and staff in the general education setting to successfully include the child with TS. (Contains 3 tables.)
Division for Physical, Health, and Multiple Disabilities, Council for Exceptional Children. 1110 North Glebe Road Suite 300, Arlington, VA 22201. Tel: 888-232-7733; Fax: 703-264-9494; e-mail: barbara.kulik@csun.edu; Web site: http://www.cec.sped.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
Audience: Support Staff; Teachers
Language: English
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