Tourette syndrome
Tourette Syndrome (TS) is a neurological condition which has co-occurring mental health difficulties.
About
Tourette syndrome is a condition that causes a person to make involuntary sounds and movements called tics. For more information about symptoms see this NHS page.
Organisations
Tourettes action has downloadable resources for use. It estimates that around 85% of people with TS will experience co-occurring conditions, such as ADHD, OCD, anxiety, depression and autism. They have lots of downloadable factsheets on their website about these co-occurring conditions.
Learning
Tourettes action has two e-learning courses Understanding Tourette Syndrome and Understanding Tourette syndrome for GPs and Health Professionals.
Resources
The 'Tourettes Is Complex Project' created a number of videos which are available on YouTube including the documentary below.
Beth talks about her experience of Tourettes syndrome and how it affected her studies on this video by Student Minds.
