Tourette Canada

Tourette Syndrome is a complex disorder that is characterized by multi-form, changing, involuntary motor and vocal tics. Tourette Syndrome is also: A chronic disorder Genetically transmitted. A neurological and neurochemical disorder".... Learn more great facts like this one at Understanding Tourette Syndrome: A Handbook for Families www.tourette.ca/shop

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It hasn't been easy for Shikhar, an 18-year-old from India. New to N. America, he's been constantly bullied for his tics in school. "It's not easy for me to tell anybody that I have Tourette's," Shikhar says. To make it worse, the racism he experiences adds all the more painful weight. But he's pushing through to the clearing. He's found the Tourette community, a proclivity for music, a has a career-eyed higher education drive. It's not easy. At all. But he's doing it. Listen to how he lays it all out, with a really strong finish. To everyone listening, never doubt the power of your listening ear and role in the community. Learn more in the following episode of @TourettesPod linked in this post! #ThisIsTourette https://tourettespodcast.libsyn.com/s6-episode-12-secret-la

The diagnostic criteria for TS are the presence of multiple motor tics and one or more vocal tics (also known as phonic tics), at some time for the period of at least a year. Learn more in our book Understanding Tourette Syndrome | A Handbook for Families available at www.tourette.ca/shop #ThisIsTourette

As part of our continuing efforts to share support and resources with our community, we are excited to share this upcoming webinar series presented by our friends at Tourette Association of America. RSVP to any one of the sessions at the link below! https://tourette.org//education-professional-webinar-ser/