VIDEO - NEWLY DIAGNOSED TOURETTE SYNDROME

Speaker: Dr. John T. Walkup





This 3 hour web presentation is considered by many parents and people with TS as a must see video. I could not agree more. I found this presentation to be highly informative. After watching it, I had such a better understanding of TS and was so thankful to hear it from the perspective of a leader in the field.



Now... I realize that no one has 3 hours to sit and watch any video,… Continue

Title: Tourette Syndrome Advances in Neurology

Author(s):

John T. Walkup MD

Jonathan W. Mink MD, PhD

Peter J. Hollenbeck PhD



I want to make you aware of a book written in 2006 by some leading researchers in the area of TS. It provides a summary of all recently published and ongoing research initiatives on Tourette Syndrome. It covers the latest research in a clinical context and discusses controversial issues using an evidence-based approach.… Continue

From my experience as a parent, I strongly suggest that parents

begin early on taking notes regarding your child's tics. There are

currently no blood tests or scans available to make a diagnosis, so your

physician relies very heavily on your input and this information in

making an accurate diagnosis. Not all tics are due to Tourette

Syndrome, so many parents are first told to take notes and return in a year's time.



Here are some ideas regarding what you… Continue

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders , 4th ed

(DSM-IV-TR) for Tourette Syndrome is as follows for making the diagnosis:



Diagnostic Criteria for 307.23 Tourette's Disorder;



• both multiple motor tics and one or more vocal tics must be present at the

same time, although not necessarily concurrently;



• the tics must occur many times a day (usually in bouts) nearly every day or

intermittently over more than 1 year, during which… Continue

Welcome Everyone!



As the parent of a recently diagnosed child and another with what may be transient tics, I created this forum with the hope of sharing information and resources I've found with other parents of both undiagnosed and diagnosed children, as well as adults with TS. I know how difficult it is to try to accept your child's diagnosis of Tourette Syndrome without having to also tediously search online for the best specialist, most up to date TS information, and the help… Continue