There has been a lot of research on the topic of Tourette Syndrome, but there has not been a lot of research on Tourette Syndrome and how it affects the classroom in a learning environment. A lot of people get Tourette Syndrome confused with ADD or ADHD. There is a big difference though. Tourette Syndrome has been around for years and usually does not get diagnosed. Most people who have don't know they do until later on in their life when it has gone away. There are ways of diagnosing yourself at the same time though. "Tourette Syndrome (TS) is a neurological disorder characterized by tics -- involuntary, rapid, sudden movements or vocalizations that occur repeatedly in the same way". (http://members.tripod.com/~tourette13/) The signs are obvious and can't be mistaken once you know what you are dealing with.
Tourette Syndrome is usually onset bye the age of eighteen and usually goes away after the age of twenty-four. The term used for the involuntary actions is a called a tic. A tic isn't necessarily an involuntary action but more of an irresistible urge to perform a tic. They can be suppressed but it is very hard to do so. "Although the DSM-IV has recently changed the upper age of onset from 21 down to 18, the Tourette Syndrome Association Medical Advisory Board is working to have it reverted back to 21, as is listed in the DSM-III-R". (http://members.tripod.com/~tourette13/) This quote shows that there is still a lot of research to do on the topic of Tourette Syndrome.
Now there is only one social problem of having Tourette Syndrome and that is its distractions in the classroom. It tends to be a very disruptive disorder to the point where the teacher cannot teach or the other children complain about the child that has the disorder. That combined with the problem of other children thinking the child with Tourette Syndrome is weird or different also brings up a topic of a social problem.