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A b o u t T S

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T our et t eS y ndr omei sa ni nher i t ed, neur ol ogi c a l c ondi t i on, t hek eyf ea t ur esofwhi c ha r et i c s , i nv ol unt a r ya nd unc ont r ol l a bl es oundsa ndmov ement s .

T Si sac ompl e x c ondi t i ona ndal a r gea mountofpeopl ewi t ht hec ondi t i on wi l l a l s oe x per i enc ec ooc c ur r i ngf ea t ur esa ndc ondi t i ons .

T our et t eS y ndr omei sont hes pec t r um ofc ondi t i onsk nowna s T i cDi s or der s .Ot herc ondi t i onsont hi ss pec t r um i nc l ude:

K e yf e a t u r e s T hek eyf ea t ur esa r et i c s–i nv ol unt a r ys oundsa nd mov ement s , whi c hmus tbepr es entf ora tl ea s t12mont hs t omeett hedi a gnos t i cc r i t er i a .

Ov er85%ofpeopl ewi t hT S wi l l a l s oe x per i enc ec ooc c ur r i ngc ondi t i onsa ndf ea t ur es whi c hmi ghti nc l udeAt t ent i onDec i tHy per a c t i v i t y Di s or der( ADHD) , Obs es s i v eCompul s i v eDi s or der( OCD) , a ndAnx i et y .Vi s i tourS y mpt omspa gef orf ur t her i nf or ma t i on.

D e s t r o y i n gt h emy t h s a b o u t T S T Si sof t enmi s under s t ooda sac ondi t i onwhi c hma k es peopl es wea r , ors a ys oc i a l l yi na ppr opr i a t et hi ngs .

Al t houghi ti st r uet ha t ‘ c opr ol a l i a ’ –t hec l i ni c a l t er mf or i nv ol unt a r ys wea r i ng–i sas y mpt om of T S , i tonl ya ffec t sa mi nor i t yofpeopl e .

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Wh oh a s T S ?

I ti ses t i ma t edt ha tT Sa ffec t sones c hool c hi l di nev er y hundr eda ndmor et ha n300, 000c hi l dr ena nda dul t si nt he UKl i v ewi t ht hec ondi t i on.

-T r a ns i entt i cdi s or derorpr ov i s i ona l t i cdi s or der– mot ort i c s us ua l l yc on nedt ot hef a c ea ndnec ka l t houghot herbody pa r t sma ybea ffec t ed; s omet i mesv oc a l t i c sa r ea l s o pr es ent .T i c sonl yl a s taf ewweek sormont hs .

- Chr oni ct i cdi s or der–t i c st endt oper s i s tr a t hert ha nbe t r a ns i t or ya ndc a ni nc l udebl i nk i ng, s ni ffingornec k mov ement s .T i c soc c urf ormor et ha n1y ea r -T our et t eS y ndr ome–mul t i pl emot ort i c sa ndoneormor e v oc a l t i c spr es entf ora tl ea s t12mont hsa l t houghnot a l wa y sc onc ur r ent l y .

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G e t t i n gd i a g n o s e d Adi a gnos i sof T our et t eS y ndr ome( T S ) c a nl ea dt ogr ea t er under s t a ndi ngoft hec ondi t i on, a c c es st ohea l t hc a r e , s uppor t net wor k sa nds er v i c es .

F or T St obedi a gnos ed, mul t i pl emot ort i c sa nda tl ea s tone v oc a l t i cmus tbepr es entf ora tl ea s t12mont hs .

T Sc a nonl ybedi a gnos edbyobs er v i nga ndev a l ua t i ng s y mpt omsa ndt her ea r er a t i ngs c a l est ohel pwi t ht he a s s es s mentoft i cs ev er i t y .

S omedoc t or sma yus ea nE E G, MRI , CTs c a n, orc er t a i nbl oodt es t st or ul eoutot herc ondi t i ons t ha tmi ghtbec onf us edwi t hT Ss uc ha sepi l eps y , a ut i s m, dy s t oni aa ndS y denha m’ sc hor ea .

Aswi t hot herneur ol ogi c a l c ondi t i ons , T Si smor epr ev el a nt i nboy s .

Cur r ent l yt her ei snot ec hnol ogyt ha tc a npr edi c thowT S mi ghta ffec ts omeonel ongt er m.

I ti st houghtt ha t a ppr ox i ma t el yha l fofc hi l dr enwi t haT Sdi a gnos i swi l l s eea s i gnic a ntr educ t i oni nt hei rs y mpt omsa st heya ppr oa c h a dul t hood.

F ors omepeopl e , l i v i ngwi t hT Swi l l c ont i nue t hr oughoutt hei rl i f e , buts y mpt omsa r el i k el yt owa xa nd wa ne( at er m of t enus edt odes c r i bet hec omi nga ndgoi ng oft i c s ) .

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