Rene Rubia

  1. Describe Tourette's Syndrome. Is it a common disease? When did Rene first show signs of it?

  2. What is "obsessive compulsive" behaviour? How would this affect someone socially?

  3. Describe Rene's childhood.

  4. Why was Rene sent to the school at the Janeway Children's Hospital? Why did he leave?

  5. What kinds of jobs do you think would be suitable for someone with Tourette's Syndrome? If you were an employer would you hire someone with Tourette's? Why?

  6. Which of the disabilities discussed do you think is the most serious? Which would make it harder to get a job?

Activities

  1. Ask a disabled person you know about their work history.

  2. Name some well known people who have had disabilities: Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Itzhak Perlman etc.