MISSION STATEMENT
The Tic Family Clic creates an atmosphere for individuals struggling with Tourette's Syndrome that will provide accountability and stress relief. Our foundations offers a variety of resources on how Tourette's Syndrome effects a countless number of individuals on a daily basis.
Tourette's Syndrome Facts:Tourette's Syndrome was named after Georges Gilles de la Tourette, a French neuropsychiatrist who successfully evaluated the disorder in the late 1800s. |
Tourette's Syndrome Facts:Tourette's Syndrome becomes evident in early childhood or adolescence between the ages of 2 and 15, and it's genetically inherited. If a parent has it or carries the gene, there is a 50% chance of each child inheriting the gene. |
Tourette's Syndrome Facts:Tourette's Syndrome is a genetic condition, which means a person inherits it from their parents. Nobody in your family has to show symptoms for a child in your family to have TS. A child can inherit it from dormant and non-active genes, which then become active in the child. |
Increased public understanding, acceptance, and tolerance of symptoms are of critical importance to people with Tourette's Syndrome because it's a disorder that pushes others away. People fear what they don't understand, and when they can't see something visually, it's hard for them to accept it. Tourette's Syndrome is all about what goes on inside a person neurologically. Our goal is to remove the negative stigmas from the minds of those who are not affected by this disorder, as well as showing the unique ways this condition can build personalities and helping people to adapt their behavior in accepting the differences in people with Tourette's Syndrome.
OUR VISIONOur vision is to have a world where people with Tourette's Syndrome will be understood and accepted, and reach their full potential. |
First Let'sDiscover
Tourette's Syndrome is an inherited neuropsychiatric disorder with onset in childhood, that includes multiple motor (physical) tics and at least 1 vocal tic, during the course of illness that are present for more than 1 year of time.
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Now Let'sAccept
Acceptance of the diagnosis made (and recognition that the majority of these behaviors are born of the diagnosis instead of from willfulness) will present a lot of new opportunities for success in coping with this condition. An example of this is finding ways to allow a "disruptive" tic to come out in a modified, acceptable way instead of penalizing the person (child or adult) for “not stopping”.
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Lastly Let'sChange
There is no cure for Tourette's Syndrome, but a person's condition can improve in their late teens and early 20's. Some may actually become symptom-free or not need medication to suppress tics. This disorder is generally lifelong and chronic, and it is NOT a degenerative condition. Life expectancy is normal, and the disorder DOES NOT impair intelligence. Tic symptoms might decrease with age, and it's possible that neurobehavioral disorders such as ADHD, OCD, depression, generalized anxiety, panic attacks, and mood swings can persist and cause impairment in adult life.
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