Tourette's Syndrome
Tourette's Syndrome (TS) is a neurological condition which has co-occurring mental health difficulties.
About
Tourette's 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.
Useful organisations
Tourette's 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.
Resources
The 'Tourette's Is Complex' Project created a number of videos which are available on YouTube including the documentary below.
Beth talks about her experience of Tourette's syndrome and how it has affected her studies during the pandemic on this video by Student Minds.
