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Information about Tourette Syndrome, including the causes and symptoms of the condition.
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Leaflets
About TS
ACAMH: The Bridge, Tourette syndrome edition
ACAMH is a registered charity with over 60 years’ experience in promoting the advancement of child & adolescent mental health. Their online publication - The Bridge - brings together research digests, and Tourette syndrome is the focus of their February 2019 edition.
Factsheet - A guide to the Genetics of Tourette Syndrome
Since the 1980s it has been known that Tourette Syndrome can run in families. Probably most people with TS (but not all) do have other family members with some signs of the condition, including very mild tics or other features such as ADHD or OCD rather than tics.
Factsheet - Coprophenomena
Coprophenomena is the involuntary expression of socially unacceptable words or gestures including coprolalia, coprographia and copropraxia.
Factsheet - Functional Tics
This factsheet aims to give you an introduction to functional tics, it is not a factsheet about Tourette syndrome, but discusses the overlap between TS and FND.
Factsheet - Guide to seeing a specialist
A guide explaining what to expect when you see a specialist.
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Factsheet - Therapy options for TS
Behavioural therapy can be helpful for some people living with TS. This factsheet explains the different types of therapy that are currently recommended for TS.
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Factsheet: Diet and nutritional supplements
As with most chronic conditions, people are often interested in the possible influence of diet. At Tourettes Action we often get asked about any links between diet and Tourette Syndrome or tics.
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Tic Attack document only - A4 Easy print
Easy print version of the A4 Tic Attacks document, for adults and children.
Tic Attack document only - A4 Easy print, child friendly version
Adapted version of the Tic Attacks document for children, with images.
TS Passport - A4 Easy print
Easy print version of the TS Passport for adults and children.
TS Passport with Tic Attacks sheet - A4 Easy print
Easy print version of the TS Passport for adults and children, with Tic Attacks sheet.
What Makes Us Tic
Our principal leaflet explaining about Tourette Syndrome, the causes, symptoms and treatments available.
Report
About TS
ACAMH: The Bridge, Tourette syndrome edition
ACAMH is a registered charity with over 60 years’ experience in promoting the advancement of child & adolescent mental health. Their online publication - The Bridge - brings together research digests, and Tourette syndrome is the focus of their February 2019 edition.
Neurodiversity at work
This report highlights the benefits of having a 'neurodiverse' workforce and aims to identify policies and practices to ensure the integration of people with neurological conditions into mainstream employment.
Videos
A school-based exercise to demonstrate how concentration can be impaired by tics
Harvey is passionate about informing teachers about TS, and wanted to make a short video to demonstrate how TS can be a barrier to learning.
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Anger and Tourette syndrome: Top tips and coping strategies
Dr Maria Hadji-Michael, Clinical Psychologist at Great Ormond Street Hospital defines what anger difficulties are in Tourette syndrome, and provides information and guidance to parents and schools on how to support a young person experiencing these difficulties
Beyond Tics
'Beyond Tics' is a short film depicting the events of a workshop run by the London Brain Project (2015) in which Artists, Neuroscientists and people with Tourette syndrome collaborated to create collaborative pieces of art.
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Comprehensive Behavioral Intervention for Tics Demonstration Pt. 4
Comprehensive Behavioral Intervention for Tics Demonstration by, Douglas Woods. Ph.D, Professor of Psychology @ the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; featuring Carlos Guevara, taken from the DVD, "Comprehensive Behavioral Intervention for Tics"; available through the Tourette Association.
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Comprehensive Behavioral Intervention for Tics Pt. 2
Comprehensive Behavioral Intervention for Tics Part 2 by, Douglas Woods. Ph.D, Professor of Psychology @ the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Taken from the DVD, "Comprehensive Behavioral Intervention for Tics"; available through the Tourette Association.
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Comprehensive Behavioral Intervention for Tics Pt. 3
Comprehensive Behavioral Intervention for Tics Part 3 by, Douglas Woods. Ph.D, Professor of Psychology @ the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Taken from the DVD, "Comprehensive Behavioral Intervention for Tics"; available through the Tourette Association.
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Comprehensive Behavioral Intervention for Tics: Part 1
Comprehensive Behavioral Intervention for Tics Part 1 by, Douglas Woods. Ph.D, Professor of Psychology @ the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Taken from the DVD, "Comprehensive Behavioral Intervention for Tics"; available through the Tourette Association.
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Dance, Yoga and how it's helped my TS
Clair Beckett, professional dancer, yoga teacher and theatre company director talks about her experience of movement based practices and how they support her TS.
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Growing Up with Tourettes
Top international digital star, Caspar Lee interviews young people about growing up with Tourette Syndrome in this heart-warming video.
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James McCraken: Treatment options for tic disorders and comorbidities
In November 2017, Nottingham University held an open lecture with three speakers from the United States, all of whom are specialists in Tourette Syndrome. In this video, James T McCracken M. D., Professor of Child Psychiatry Director, Division of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Dept of Psychiatry & Bio-Behavioural Sciences at UCLA, gives an overview of the role of medical treatments in the treatment of TS and co-occurring conditions.
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Jamie Sanders on Tourettes jokes
Jamie discusses the misuse of the word Tourettes in popular culture, and how this limits people's understanding of the condition
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John Piacentini: Environmental influences and behaviour therapy
In November 2017, Nottingham University held an open lecture with three speakers from the United States, all of whom are specialists in Tourette Syndrome. In this video, John Piacentini PhD ABPP Professor of Psychiatry & Bio-Behavioural Sciences at UCLA discusses the environmental influences on tics, and behaviour therapy.
Living with Tourettes: Finding the flip side
Michael Chichioco tells an inspiring and deeply emotional story about living with Tourette's syndrome .
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Prof Kevin Black: What are tics and what company do they keep?
In November 2017, Nottingham University held an open lecture with three speakers from the United States, all of whom are specialists in Tourette Syndrome. In this video Kevin Black, Professor of Psychiatry, Neurology, Radiology and Neuroscience at Washington University, St Louis; discusses in detail what Tourette Syndrome is.
Rupert shares his experience of CBIT therapy with Tourettes Action
Watch this informative video which shows the benefits of Comprehensive Behavioral Intervention for Tics (CBIT).
Russian Dolls
‘Russian Doll’ is a film made by Clair Beckett in collaboration with Street Factory and Red5 films, as part of a project called 'Hip Hop Hope' funded by the Arts Council England.
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Samuel Morris
12 year old Samuel made a fantastic awareness video to share all about TS with his class at school.
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TA Ambassadors - What makes us tic?
Our TikTok Ambassadors meet up to tell us what they think the public should know about Tourette syndrome.
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Things Not To Say To People With Tourette Syndrome
The fantastic BBC3 series 'Things Not To Say To People', that helps break down stereotypes and myths about social groups have made an episode on Tourette Syndrome.
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This is Tourette's - It's Not What You Think!
Take a look at our TS Awareness video featuring real people telling their story. Thank you to everyone who contributed to our video. This is for you.
Tourette Syndrome: "So f*cking funny you'll cry!"
A video filmed by Meredith, sister to Mason, to point out to comedians who use TS as part of their act, that it isn't always a laughing matter.
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University of Nottingham research study into online support groups
An online survey exploring users’ experiences of using online support groups for tic disorders and Tourette syndrome
What TS means to me
Meet Logan, he has Epilepsy, Tourette Syndrome, Autism Spectrum Disorder (Asperger’s), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Hypermobility Disorder. These conditions can make life difficult at times, but Logan has a great attitude to life that supports him in doing everything he wants to do. In this video he explains what having TS means to him.
Books
Anger management games for children
This practical handbook helps adults to understand, manage and reflect constructively on children's anger.
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Can I tell you about Tourette syndrome?: A guide for friends, family and professionals
Meet Max - a boy with Tourette syndrome (TS). Max invites readers to learn about Tourette's from his perspective, helping them to understand what tics and triggers are and what it feels like to have TS. He explains how living with TS can sometimes be difficult, and how people around him can help him to feel happy and accepted. This illustrated book is ideal for young people aged 7 upwards, as well as parents, friends, teachers and other professionals working with children with TS. It is also an excellent starting point for family and classroom discussions.
Cognitive-Behavioural Management of Tic Disorders
This book provides a comprehensive review of what is known about the occurrence and diagnosis of tics.
Front of the class
Brad Cohen has TS and in this book outlines the journey he took to become a teacher.
I Swear - My Life with Tourette’s
The funny and moving autobiography offering extraordinary insight into what it is like to live with a severe form of Tourette's syndrome. From the award-winning Scottish campaigner.
Late, Lost & Unprepared - A parents' guide to helping children with Executive Functioning.
Executive functions are the cognitive skills that help us manage our lives and be successful. This book is suitable for parents of children from primary school through high school who struggle with: Impulse Control; Cognitive Flexibility; Initiation; Working Memory; Planning & Organising; and, Self-monitoring.
Making allowances
A collection of personal stories of Tourette Syndrome sufferers and their families.
My Tics and Me
My Tics and Me is a warm, engaging picture book that introduces young children to Tourette syndrome in a way they can easily understand. Written in playful rhymes and brought to life with colourful illustrations, it follows Jamie — a lively child who sometimes makes unexpected sounds and movements called tics. Written by Paul Stevenson using his lived experience of living his life with Tourette syndrome.
Nix Your Tics!: Eliminate Unwanted Tic Symptoms: A How-To Guide for Young People
Dr. B. Duncan McKinlay, Psychologist (‘Dr. Dunc’) has Tourette Syndrome. That means he’s been living with both motor tics (movements he has a hard time stopping) and phonic tics (noises he has a hard time stopping) for most of his life.
Tariq: A Tortoise with Tourette's
Meet Tariq, a kind and talented tortoise who worries his Tourette's makes him different. As we learn more about his condition, his friends help him realise he has nothing to worry about, and that he is brilliant, just the way he is.
Teaching the Tiger
A practical reference book for educators working with students who have Tourette Syndrome, Attention Deficit Disorder, and/or Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.
The Tourettes Survival Kit: Tools for Young Adults with Tics
Struggling to manage your tics in the classroom? Worried about your tics in a job interview or on a first date? This survival kit will give you the tools to survive and thrive in every location - at home, school, work or out with friends.
Tic Disorders - A Guide for Parents and Professionals
Uttom Chowdhury and Dr Tara Murphy. Foreword by Suzanne Dobson, Chief Executive of Tourettes Action UK.
Tic Talk: Living with Tourette syndrome
Dylan Peters shares what he has learned of tolerance and acceptance during the five years he has had Tourette syndrome
Tictionary: A Reference Guide to the World of Tourette syndrome
This A-Z resource guide is for anyone needing information and common-sense strategies as they deal with neurological disorders, including TS.
Tourette syndrome
Tourette syndrome covers all of the main aspects related to TS, analyzing the complexity of its clinical presentation, the novel viewpoints of causes and mechanisms, the best way to assess TS patients, and the multifaceted and multidisciplinary treatment options.
Tourette syndrome (The Facts)
The Facts explains the causes of TS, how it is diagnosed, and how to cope if you or a relative has been recently diagnosed.
Welcome to Biscuit Land: A year in the life of Touretteshero
Jess Thom says ‘biscuit’ up to 16 times per minute. In her book she explains what life is like living with TS.
What to Do When Your Brain Gets Stuck: A Kid's Guide to Overcoming OCD
A what-to-do guides for kids with OCD.
Whatever Happened To Twitch Morgan?: A Life with Tourette syndrome by David Jowsey
WHATEVER HAPPENED TO TWITCH MORGAN? 'An approachable and uplifting story of life with Tourette syndrome'
Presentations
What is TS? A presentation for Primary School children
This presentation has been designed to inform young people about Tourette syndrome; and help friends and family better understand how they can support someone living with the condition.
What is TS? A presentation for Secondary School children
This presentation has been designed with young adults of secondary school age in mind. It's aim is to inform about the complexities of Tourette syndrome and to dispel some misconceptions around the condition. By increasing TS knowledge amongst pupils, this will hopefully breed acceptance and understanding of the condition.
Press cuttings
New insights into genetics of OCD, Tourette Syndrome
An international research group has provided the first direct evidence that both obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and Tourette syndrome (TS) are highly heritable.
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New Scientist article: People with Tourette's may find it easier to pick up new skills
People with Tourette's syndrome seem to have enhanced memory that could make them better at learning tasks unconsciously, such as speaking a second language or driving a car.
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SEN magazine article April 2018
Don’t panic! Pupils with Tourette’s just need the right support, not fear and misunderstanding, writes Suzanne Dobson, Chief Executive of Tourettes Action.
