Kids with Tourette’s Syndrome are sometimes made fun of or treated badly because of their tics. Although they feel sad for being teased, the kids have a positive attitude through it all. In this video, you will hear some kids with TS explain what it is like to be a normal kid treated like they are weird, and how they stay happy.
TALKING POINTS:
- Tourette’s Syndrome (TS) is a problem in the brain that some people are born with.
- Tourette’s causes people to have tics like blinking, coughing, and twitching.
- People with TS can’t control when they have their tics, and they feel uncomfortable when they try to stop them or hold them in.
- Tourette’s is not contagious, which means you won’t get it by shaking someone’s hand or giving them a high five.
- There is no cure for it, but there are some types of medicine that help control it.
- Kids with Tourette’s are normal kids, they just have different struggles.
Talk About It:
- Watch the video together or invite someone to summarize the topic.
- What is your initial reaction to this video? Do you disagree with any of it? What jumped out at you?
- Watch this video together or invite someone to summarize the topic.
- What is your initial reaction to this video? Do you disagree with any of it? What jumped out at you?
- What do you think when you hear about Tourette’s Syndrome?
- Why do you think some people are mean to others who have TS?
- Why do you think the boy in the video wanted to talk to his class about his tics?
- How could you help a kid who has Tourette’s Syndrome?
- Write a personal action step based on this conversation.
- Write a personal action step based on this conversation.
