challenges that impact school for kids with ts

Common Challenges that Impact School Performance

Educators and families should be aware of common challenges or “red flags” that impact school performance among children with TS. Sometimes these challenges are misunderstood or thought of as ‘purposeful behaviors’ that are not related to TS, or other related conditions.

These challenges often become a larger issue in middle and high school than in elementary school. A common, yet highly unrecognized, reason, is that a student’s intellectual abilities can disguise symptoms in elementary school, while in higher grades, symptoms begin to interfere with demonstrating intellectual abilities. Additionally, students often put more energy into suppressing and/or masking symptoms due to social acceptance.

The following is a list of common education-related difficulties that children with TS and related conditions may exhibit.
Handwriting Issues/Dysgraphia: Sloppiness; frequent erasing; consumed with writing neatly; reduced output; slowness of handwriting; difficulty with punctuation, spelling, and capitalization; refusal to write.

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