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Tourettes Action is a charity that aims to provide education about Tourettes syndrome (TS) as well as practical support and social acceptance. It has multiple resources repositories for teachers, parents and people living with TS, as well as providing training and funding research.
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Who is this resource designed for?

This resource is suitable for children with: Tic disorders

Age Group: 3 - 18

Intended outcome(s): Provide practical support and social acceptance to people living with Tourettes Syndrome

Does this resource also support student health/wellbeing? Yes

Developed by: Tourettes Action

This resource is: FREE

Resource Delivery

Resource type: One-off session plans, Education/information for staff, Worksheets/printables, Practical strategies

Resource delivered by: Anyone

Training required: None

Notes on training: Provides both free and paid training sessions

Evaluations

Has this resource been co-developed with the community? Yes

Educator
score

6.7

Evidence
rating

6.7

Educator Appraisal

Tourette's Action is a resource which helps to raise awareness about Tourette's among educators, students in the wider school community. Through providing accurate information and dispelling common myths, these resources foster a more inclusive and empathetic environment for students with Tourette's. Tourette's Action offers practical advice on how to manage ticks and associated behaviour in classrooms, which includes strategies for minimising distractions, creating supportive classroom environment and then addressing specific needs such as breaks for tick management. These strategies can help students with Tourette's feel more comfortable and accepted in their learning environment. It also offers training for school staff through workshops and online resources. I didn't like that it requires a lot of time and effort for the training. It can be done through professional development sessions and then the strategies might be quite generalised so it might not fit every student and then you might have to customise the recommendations for like the individual needs.

Evidence Rating

Touettes Action is a charity with resources for schools, the resources are derived from research. But the resources lack evidence to show it is effective.