More facts about Tourettes

1. Just having a tic doesn't mean you have Tourettes. Having Tourettes means that your tics are very complex and are long lasting. Some tics can be so severe and disabling. 
2. Again, people with Tourettes can't control their tics. They can suppress them, especially when they want to. But they can't do it for too long otherwise it just ends up in a massive tic attack. 
3. Tourettes is interlinked with other disorders such as autism, ADHD, depression, anxiety and OCD along with many different things. 
4. One in 100 children have some form of Tourettes and boys are more likely to get it than boys. 
5. No two people with Tourettes will have the same tics. People with Tourettes are as different as every snowflakes. 
6. Tics can change severity over the causes of a life. When the child is young, the tics may not be that severe. But when the child progresses into a teenager, they may get more stressed and this means their tics may get more severe. 
7. Tics usually start between the ages of 5-10. They are usually motor tics. 
8. People with Tourettes are aware of an urge to time, like a sneeze or an itch. Many people describe it as a build up of tension, pressure or energy. The actual tic is a means of releasing or relieving this tensioner. 
9. Tourettes doesn't affect the intellegence of a person. In fact, most children with Tourettes have above normal to high intellegence levels. 
10. Knowledge, education and understanding are very important for people with Tourettes. Teaching the person, family, school and community are key in the treatment of Tourettes. 
11. Children who try to suppress their tics while at school have a hard time focusing on what the teacher is teaching. Suppression of tics is physically exhausting, making it hard for them to live up to their potential at school. This is what I have tried to tell many teachers at school.