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Types of tic
The range of tics in TS is very broad. It is often very difficult, even for people who are familiar with the person with TS, such as family, friends, teachers and employers, to believe that the actions or vocal utterances are involuntary. But they are.
To make it a bit easier to understand we have set out simple and complex tics in the table below.
Simple Complex
Movement Eye blinking, head jerking, shoulder Jumping, touching other people or things,
shrugging and facial grimacing smelling, twirling and sometimes
hitting or biting oneself
Sound Throat clearing, yelping and other Uttering words or phrases out of context,
noises, sniffing, coughing and tongue coprolalia (saying socially unacceptable
clicking words), and echolalia (repeating a
sound, word, or phrase just heard).
Types of TS
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