About Tourette Syndrome (TS)

TS is an inherited neurological condition. It affects one schoolchild in every hundred and more than 300,000 children and adults in the UK. The key feature is tics, involuntary and uncontrollable sounds and movements.

TS is sometimes known as multiple tic disorder or tic spectrum disorder.

In most cases TS is also linked to other behaviours, most often Obsessional Compulsive Disorder and Attention Deficit Disorder.

90 percent of people with TS do not swear uncontrollably (coprolalia).

TS starts in childhood. For about half of children with TS, the condition continues into adulthood.

Living with TS  personal stories from children, young people and adults

Click here to download our Help Sheet. For more detailed information, download our booklet: Tourette Syndrome - An Introduction.  Visit our publications page for further information.

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NEW!  NHS Choices TS video Consultant Neurologist and Tourettes Action Medical Director Dr Jeremy Stern describes TS and different treatments.