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Controlled Evaluation of an Educational Intervention Used to Modify Peer Attitudes and Behavior toward Persons with Tourette's Syndrome
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Woods, Douglas; Marcks, Brook – Behavior Modification, 2005
Individuals who exhibit motor and vocal tics are viewed as less socially acceptable than persons who do not exhibit tics. Efforts have been made to alter the negative perceptions through the use of education. However, the effectiveness of peer education and whether it need be Tourette syndrome (TS) specific remains unclear. One hundred and seventy…
Descriptors: Social Behavior, Neurological Impairments, Videotape Recordings, Peer Acceptance