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Tourettes on the job
Topic Started: Apr 2 2007, 08:47 PM (103 Views)
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Is anybody watching this? I think they have done quite a good job of portraying the problems sufferers encounter, but it also gives hope to those with Tourettes. I thought the Teacher from America was brilliant the way he explained Tourettes to the kids.
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I saw that. The man from the states was great...the kids from the UK were more interested in his american accent!
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That is exactly it. He explained Tourettes in such a way that it was "normal" (for want of a better word) to make those noises and pull faces, and was completely accepted by the kids. Even the other teachers said that when he teached, his tourettes seemed to melt away due to the fact that he was such a lively character.

Brilliant!
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Olivia always responds better to someone who is animated when they communicate with her
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