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This website highlights Tourette’s Syndrome (TOURETTE’S):

TOURETTE’S SYNDROME (TOURETTE’S) is a neurological condition that causes individuals to make involuntary vocal noises and movements called tics.

Physical Tics

These are movements of the body and can include blinking, eye rolling, grimacing, jerking of the head or limbs and touching objects and other people.

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Vocal Tics

These are sounds people make, such as grunting, throat clearing, whistling, coughing, tongue clicking, animal sounds, saying random words and phrases and repeating a sound, word or phrase. Swearing  is rare and only affects about 1 in 10 people with Tourette’s.

Tourette’s waxes and wanes and tics change over time. People with Tourette’s may also have other conditions, like anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) or learning difficulties. Fatigue, pain and difficulties with concentrating and memory can also be experienced. 

Strong verbal skills, tenacity, creativity, empathy, and hyper-focus are associated with Tourette’s.