| Tourette Syndrome Tree of Telling A website for teachers |
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| What is Tourette Syndrome? 1. Tourette Syndrome (TS) is a neurobiological genetic disorder that consists of numerous motor and vocal tics (Woods and Marcks, 2005). 2.Motor tics are "rapid, recurrent muscle movements [anywhere in the body] (e.g., head jerking, hard eye blinking) (Woods, Koch, & Miltenberger, 2003, p.68). 3.Vocal tics are "rapid, recurrent sounds, noises, words or phrases (e.g., grunting, throat clearing)" (Woods, Koch, & Miltenberger, 2003, p.68). 4.The tics expressed by individuals with TS often increase negative social ramifications within individuals who view them (Woods and Marcks, 2005) which may create social difficulties, and emotional adjustment problems in children with TS. 5. Learn More about Tourette Syndrome |
| This website was created by Kyla Wiesner Last updated July 2nd, 2008 |