Tourette's Syndrome Case Study

Tourette's disorder. (2005). Harvard Mental Health Letter, 21(12), 4-5. This article tells of the history of Tourette syndrome and defines what Tourette syndrome is. It informs the reader the several common motor and vocal tics. These tics includes sniffing, throat clearing, rapid eye blinking, twitching of mouth and nose, and in some cases performing obscene gestures or words. This disorder is often diagnosed in children and adolescence, with the first symptom at about six years old. According to the article, mild Tourette’s are often not accompanied with other disorders. Children with Tourette’s syndrome have a smaller caudate nucleus, a part of the basal ganglia, which controls the body movements. The article also mentions the several treatments that may suppress the tics or treat Tourette’s itself. These treatments include taking antipsychotic or antianxiety medication, botulinum toxin, and habit reversal, a method that requires you to contract muscles that opposes the tics. This article is useful and consistent with the several articles that I have read. This article informs the readers the several treatments and the side effects of the
The article helps me understand more about Tourette’s syndrome. It helps me identify the several methods that may help a child to overcome his or her fear about Tourette’s syndrome. This article also aids in informing the general public about this disorder, and further educate the parents and teachers who have or are teaching children with Tourette’s syndrome. This article is also helpful to children with Tourette’s syndrome as it creates self-awareness of their disability. Although it was written in the perspective of a teacher, this article conveyed the positive outlooks of this disorder. The article does not mention the setbacks of Tourette’s