https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqdTS9hOi_8
Bianca joins The Doctors to share how she deals with living with Tourette Syndrome. The Doctors have some surprises for Bianca including a new tic treatment,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1W59lr9sBww
Danielle started noticing a change in her 7-year-old's behavior, which eventually led to a Tourette diagnosis. Now at age 11, Bianca and her mom are learning

https://www.childrensnational.org/get-care/health-library/tourette-syndrome
Tourette syndrome is a neurological disorder. It affects more boys than girls. The disease causes repeated tics. These are sudden, uncontrolled vocal sounds or muscle jerks. Symptoms of Tourette syndrome often begin between ages 5 and 10. Tourette syndrome can occur differently in boys and girls. Boys are more likely to have long-term (chronic

https://tourette.org/about-tourette/overview/living-tourette-syndrome/children-with-tourette-0-12/
Symptoms of Tourette Syndrome tend to emerge between the ages of 5-7 years and often increase in frequency and severity between the ages of 8-12 years. In addition to the medical and behavioral challenges that come hand-in-hand with TS, children also face challenging social and educational situations, which can be stressful.

https://welldoing.org/article/my-child-has-tourettes-syndrome-heres-my-advice-for-parents
Tourette's Syndrome (TS) is often misunderstood and can have a significant impact on a person's life; Therapist Claire de la Varre, whose daughter has TS, offers her advice for parents; We have therapists who work with Tourette's Syndrome - find them here; When my daughter, Nat, was six years old, she began to clear her throat repetitively, jerk her head, and make screeching sounds.

https://www.stanfordchildrens.org/en/topic/default?id=tourette-disorder-in-children-90-P02586
Tourette disorder (TD) is a neurological disorder. It is also called Tourette syndrome (TS). The disorder causes repeated tics. Tics are sudden, uncontrolled vocal sounds or muscle jerks. Symptoms of TD often start between ages 5 and 10. They usually start with mild, simple tics of the face, head, or arms. Over time, a child may have different

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/tourette-syndrome/symptoms-causes/syc-20350465
Tourette (too-RET) syndrome is a disorder that involves repetitive movements or unwanted sounds (tics) that can't be easily controlled. For instance, you might repeatedly blink your eyes, shrug your shoulders or blurt out unusual sounds or offensive words. Tics typically show up between ages 2 and 15, with the average being around 6 years of age.

https://raisingchildren.net.au/guides/a-z-health-reference/tics-tourette-disorder
This includes Tourette disorder and chronic tic disorders, which are often most severe at 8-12 years of age. Tics can come, go and change over time. In many children, tics start and then go away quite quickly. And about two-thirds of children with Tourette disorder or chronic tic disorder have hardly any or no tics by the time they're young

https://tourette.org/resources/explaining-tourette/
This information, designed for 7-12 year olds, is for children to better understand and explain Tourette Syndrome to their classmates, friends, and family. What is Tourette Syndrome? Tourette Syndrome, or TS for short, happens when your brain makes your body move or say something that you might not want to. When this happens it is called a tic.

https://tourette.org/about-tourette/overview/living-tourette-syndrome/a-child/
Symptoms of Tourette Syndrome (tics) tend to emerge between the ages of 5-7 years and often increase in frequency and severity between the ages of 8-12 years. In addition to the medical and behavioral challenges that come hand-in-hand with TS, children also face challenging social and educational situations, which can be stressful.

https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/tourette.html
Tourette syndrome is a genetic disorder, which means it's the result of a change in genes that's either inherited (passed on from parent to child) or happens during development in the womb. Tourette symptoms typically appear in childhood, usually when kids are between 5-9 years old.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6707080/
Tourette syndrome (TS) is a tic disorder characterized by multiple motor tics and at least 1 vocal tic that begin during childhood; tics must persist for more than 1 year, although tics may change and wax and wane over the year. 1 Tics are involuntary, repetitive movements and vocalizations that are usually sudden and rapid. The average age of onset for tic disorders, including TS, is 4 to 6

https://www.cdc.gov/tourette-syndrome/media/pdfs/Tourette-Syndrome-AAG_Feb-2024_508.pdf
year. Symptoms usually begin when a child is 5-10 years old. TS can impact children's school performance, relationships, and health. The media often portray people with TS as shouting out swear words or repeating the words of other people. These symptoms are rare and are not required for a diagnosis of TS. How many people have TS?

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/tourette-syndrome/diagnosis-treatment/drc-20350470
The diagnosis is based on the history of your signs and symptoms. The criteria used to diagnose Tourette syndrome include: Both motor tics and vocal tics are present, although not necessarily at the same time. Tics occur several times a day, nearly every day or intermittently, for more than a year. Tics begin before age 18.

https://www.facebook.com/TheDoctors/videos/11-year-olds-brave-battle-with-tourette-syndrome/10154876768081771/
Meet an inspiring 11-year-old girl battling Tourette syndrome! To see our interview with Bianca, visit http://bit.ly/2Adfjgc.

https://www.cdc.gov/tourette-syndrome/about/index.html
Tourette syndrome (TS) is a condition of the nervous system. TS causes people to have "tics." ... Meet families living with Tourette syndrome and attention-deficit / hyperactivity disorder. ... Prevalence of diagnosed Tourette Syndrome in persons aged 6-17 years — United States, 2007. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2009;58(21): 581-5.

https://www.cdc.gov/tourette-syndrome/treatment/index.html
Behavioral therapy is a treatment that teaches people with TS ways to manage their tics. Behavioral therapy is not a cure for tics. However, it can help reduce the number of tics, the severity of tics, the impact of tics, or a combination of all of these. It is important to understand that even though behavioral therapies might help reduce the

https://neuronup.us/cognitive-stimulation-news/neurodevelopmental-disorders/tourette-syndrome/12-ways-to-support-your-friend-with-tourettes/
These are the 12 ways to support your friend with Tourette syndrome: 1. Don't stare if your friend has a tic. This advice may seem obvious or too basic, but there are tics that can be very noticeable because of their severity (yelling, jumping, making sounds with the mouth or throat, flailing the limbs, etc.).

https://kidshealth.org/en/kids/k-tourette.html
People with Tourette syndrome have two kinds of tics — motor tics and vocal tics. Motor tics are twitches or movements a person makes but can't control. They include eye blinking, head shaking, jerking of the arms, and shrugging. Vocal tics are sounds a person makes but can't control. They can include throat clearing, grunting, and coughing.

https://www.rush.edu/kids/conditions/tourette-syndrome-children
For young children. Talk to your child's pediatrician if your child has any of these first signs of Tourette syndrome: Nose twitching. Rapid eye blinking. Shoulder shrugging. Having these symptoms does not mean your child has Tourette syndrome. Other conditions can have similar symptoms. Your doctor at Rush can help you determine the root of

https://www.nationwidechildrens.org/conditions/health-library/tourette-disorder-in-children
Tourette disorder (TD) is a neurological disorder. It is also called Tourette syndrome. The disorder causes repeated tics. Tics are sudden, uncontrolled vocal sounds or muscle jerks. Symptoms of TD often start between ages 5 and 10. They usually start with mild, simple tics of the face, head, or arms. Over time, a child may have different kinds

https://njcts.org/teens4ts/the-early-warning-signs-of-tics-and-tourette-syndrome/
1) One of the first classic warning signs for the TS+ child is a simple tic, usually in the face. Simple facial tics like eye blinking, slight facial grimacing or slight facial twitching will usually be the first tic a child has. After a child's first simple tic, other tics may develop in the trunk, arms and legs.

https://www.drugs.com/cg/tourette-syndrome-in-children.html
TS is a disorder that causes your child to have tics. A tic is when your child makes sudden, fast movements or sounds that he or she cannot control. TS begins before 18 years of age. Tics are usually most severe between ages 10 and 12 years and often improve during adolescence.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8199885/
Keywords: tics, Tourette syndrome, natural course, differential diagnosis, pediatric movement disorder, ... but the individual does not meet the criteria for the first three tic disorders. ... In 1978, a case was reported of an 11-year-old boy who developed severe tic symptoms after a febrile streptococcal infection, evidenced by elevated anti