Tourette Syndrome: A Collaborative Approach Focused on Empowering Students, Families and Teachers

Autor/inn/en	Christner, Beth; Dieker, Lisa A.
Titel	Tourette Syndrome: A Collaborative Approach Focused on Empowering Students, Families and Teachers
Quelle	In: TEACHING Exceptional Children, 40 (2008) 5, S.44-51 (8 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0040-0599
Schlagwörter	Neurological Impairments; Educational Change; Social Experience; Misconceptions; Empowerment; Clinical Diagnosis; Cooperative Planning; Educational Environment; Special Needs Students; Student Needs; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Teaching Methods; Classroom Techniques; Intervention; Behavior Modification; Student Behavior; Teacher Attitudes; Parent Attitudes + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Neurodegenerative Erkrankung; Bildungsreform; Soziale Erfahrung; Missverständnis; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Sonderpädagogischer Förderbedarf; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Klassenführung; Behaviour modification; Verhaltensänderung; Student behaviour; Schülerverhalten; Lehrerverhalten; Elternverhalten
Abstract	Tourette syndrome (TS) is a neurobiological disorder marked by a wide range of involuntary motor and vocal movements and sounds called "tics" (American Psychiatric Association, APA, 2000). This syndrome is frequently misunderstood and difficult to diagnose (Chamberlain, 2003). Recent television shows featuring the topic of TS such as "The Oprah Show," "Dr. Phil," and an HBO documentary "I Have Tourette's but Tourette's Doesn't Have Me" have brought national attention to TS, and yet misconceptions about it still persist. This article will (1) present factual information in order to increase knowledge about TS, (2) present TS from the perspectives of a teacher and a family in order to positively change misconceptions, and (3) suggest ways that collaboration can improve academic and social experience of children with TS. (Contains 2 tables and 1 figure.) (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Council for Exceptional Children. 1110 North Glebe Road Suite 300, Arlington, VA 22201. Tel: 888-232-7733; Fax: 703-264-9494; e-mail: cecpubs@cec.sped.org; Web site: http://www.cec.sped.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Publications1
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10