Supporting A Child With Swearing Tics { Tips From A Young Adult With Coprolalia }
A lot of parents worry that their child with tics may develop Coprolalia (swearing and socially inappropriate tics). This is...
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- Nov 10, 2021
- 5 min
A Rant About Natural Interventions, Bias in Research, and Food Sensitivities in Tic Conditions
The ACN Latitudes website contains many personal stories from families who have seen a reduction in organic tics by using natural...
- Oct 30, 2021
- 10 min
Tic Suppression - Perspectives From Ticcers
Some people who have tics stemming from conditions such as Tourette Syndrome, PANS or PANDAS have the ability to temporarily hold in...
- Jul 24, 2021
- 7 min
Educating Teachers and Classmates on Tics
How do you educate your teachers and classmates on tics?
- May 15, 2021
- 8 min
Little Known Tourette's / Tic Condition Traits
1.Tourettic OCD: OCD but without the intrusive thoughts or anxiety preceding the rituals, the compulsions can be fuelled by physical...
- May 11, 2021
- 9 min
Have Tourette's / Tics? Here's What You Need To Know
Nobody should ever have to feel ashamed of having Tourette syndrome or Tics, the people who bully, ridicule and discriminate against...
- May 11, 2021
- 7 min
Everything You NEED To Know About Vocal Tics (UPDATED)
1) Vocal tics can be long and complex phrases, they can be in context and they can have a linguistic meaning so sometimes may look...
- Jan 10, 2021
- 3 min
Sensory Tic Triggers
Some people with Tourette syndrome, tic disorders and PANDAS / PANS find that their tics can be exacerbated by certain sensory stimuli....
- Dec 24, 2020
- 5 min
Tic, stim or compulsion?
Many of the associated symptoms present in individuals with Tourette syndrome can look very similar and can be confused with one another....
- Dec 23, 2020
- 7 min
Is Tourette's a Disability?
The term disability means different things to different people and everyone prefers different terms on how to describe their condition...
- Nov 27, 2020
- 7 min
Coping at Christmas with Tourette's, PANDAS / PANS, OCD and Autism
Christmas is a time of joy for many people, but for families dealing with conditions such as Tourette's, OCD, Autism or PANDAS / PANS it...
- Sep 26, 2020
- 4 min
What parents of kids with Tourette's or PANDAS / PANS need to know
Parent, (of a child with PANDAS / PANS, Tourette's, OCD, Anxiety, ADHD, Autism etc) - please keep advocating for your children, they need...
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Education on these conditions is vital, when people are aware of the symptoms they can seek the correct diagnosis, otherwise these conditions can go undiagnosed.
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