Tic of the Iceberg: Strategies to Support Students With Tourette Syndrome in Higher Education

Sandra Elsom; Angela Hansen

doi:10.1017/jsi.2021.1

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Tic of the Iceberg: Strategies to Support Students With Tourette Syndrome in Higher Education

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Tic of the Iceberg: Strategies to Support Students With Tourette Syndrome in Higher Education

Sandra Elsom and Angela Hansen

Australasian Journal of Special and Inclusive Education, Vol.45(1), pp.96-104

2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/jsi.2021.1

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Higher Education

Tourette syndrome

adult education

enabling education

universal design for learning

Tourette syndrome (TS) is a challenging and poorly understood condition that can have a considerable negative effect on an individual’s ability to learn, despite there being little to no impact on their intelligence. In this paper, we detail the experiences of 2 higher education staff who supported a student with severe TS to undertake studies in a university bridging program. We make suggestions and recommendations for teachers who have students with TS. Over the course of 5 semesters, the teaching team researched TS in order to understand what the student was facing and adjusted their teaching strategies and the learning environment to overcome the complications that the condition presented. The design of the learning environment and the embedded accessible pedagogy that we found helpful are framed and discussed using the 3 primary principles of universal design for learning: engagement, representation, and action and expression. The authors utilise the minimal model of Rolfe, Freshwater, and Jasper (2001) to reflect upon and share their practice.

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Title: Tic of the Iceberg: Strategies to Support Students With Tourette Syndrome in Higher Education
Authors: Sandra Elsom (Corresponding Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Tertiary Access - Legacy
Angela Hansen (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Centre for Support and Advancement of Learning and Teaching
Publication details: Australasian Journal of Special and Inclusive Education, Vol.45(1), pp.96-104
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
DOI: 10.1017/jsi.2021.1
ISSN: 2515-074X
Organisation Unit: Centre for Support and Advancement of Learning and Teaching; School of Education and Tertiary Access; School of Tertiary Access - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99511708702621
Output Type: Journal article

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