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Special Education needs
School children with TS as a group have the same IQ range as the population at large, but the prevalence of TS in special educational needs groups is higher than across the whole school population. TS, especially combined with attention deficits, often calls for special educational assistance. Tape recorders or omputers for reading and writing problems, untimed exams in a private room, and permission to leave the classroom
when tics become overwhelming are often helpful.
It is important that TS is recognised and understood in the school so that children with TS are not, for example, punished for their tics.
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