Case study: occupational therapy for a patient with Tourett's syndrome

Abstract

The work imply a observation and analyze of therapeutics activities in occupation therapeutic attendment for a patient, 12 years old, with Tourett's Syndrome, searching verify the infusion of treatment in his clinic evolution, by the evaluation instruments, clinic observation, movies, and attendment's accompaniment made by a occupational therapist, São Carlos university's teacher. It was verify that occupational therapy's treatment, using psychomotor activities, plays and relaxation, increased the body conscience and decreased tics. The evaluations showed an increase in patient's and family's life's quality, and decrease the somatic's stress with little increase the cognitive's stress.