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Tourette Syndrome—Now What?
Raising awareness about the full spectrum of Tourette's disorder, with support and accurate information based on the latest research.
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Tourette's Syndrome Message Board and Blog!
(An online Tourette syndrome support group where you can meet adults, families and people with Tourette's Syndrome, keep up with the latest research, learn how to cope with Tourette's, and post your questions about Tourette's.)

Click on the links below for recent updates, latest research on Tourette's, and current Tourette's information

• Recent Tourette's Research Findings & Announcements

• Tourette Syndrome Books, Videos, DVDs

• Tourette's Hall of Fame/Shame

• Tourette FAQ and Quotable Quotes

• Tourette's stories in the Media and on the Internet

• Explaining Tourette's to children or talking about Tourette syndrome in the classroom

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Older Tourette's Syndrome Now What Guestbooks

Click here to view the sixth Guestbook6,
with entries from November 2003 - December 2005.

Click here to view the fifth Guestbook5,
with entries from August 2002 - November 2003.

Click here to view the fourth Guestbook4,
with entries from January 2002 - August 2002.

Click here to view the third Guestbook3,
with entries from April 2001 - January 2002.

Click here to view the second Guestbook2,
with entries from September 2000 - March 2001.

Click here to view the original Guestbook1,
with entries from July 1999 to September 2000.

(Just a note: this website was designed for newcomers to Tourette's syndrome, to be read through in page order.
You can browse the pages in the order you desire, but if you're new to Tourette syndrome,
you may get a better overview by reading through the pages in order, by clicking on the Next Page links throughout.)

Strengths and advantages associated with Tourette's syndrome
Medical literature supports the common lore that children with Tourette syndrome have uncommon gifts.

Growing up with Tourette's Syndrome: Information for Kids
A new website about Tourette syndrome, with information targeted to ages 5–8, ages 9–13, and a section for parents.

HBO Documentary on Tourette's Syndrome
I Have Tourette's but Tourette's Doesn't Have Me
Video clips of Tourette's syndrome HBO Documentary

First Five Things to Do After Your Child Is Diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome
I may not agree with all of them, but # 1 is interesting.

Tourette Syndrome Research Article Summary

Controversy, myth, and inaccurate information about Tourette syndrome
Dr. Phil on Tourette's syndrome and Asperger's syndrome: "Extreme Disorders" and brain imaging
Dr. Laura Schlessinger on Tourette's
David Comings, M.D. - Hope Press - The Gene Bomb
Inaccurate definition of Tourette's Syndrome by Joseph Jankovic, M.D. in the New England Journal of Medicine
Deep Brain Stimulation, Tourette's Syndrome, and "Miracle Workers"

Disclaimer - Just a Mom !
I am not a medical person and am not qualified to give medical advice.
Please discuss your treatment with your personal physician.
PLEASE NOTE: I am NOT affiliated with another Tourette's website which uses the tourettenowwhat name!
(Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery? Or another webmaster trick to derive traffic from my name?)

A word about spelling
The official name of the condition, according to the DSM-IV-TR, 307.23, is Tourette's disorder.
Tourette's is also referred to as TS, Tourette Syndrome, Tourette's syndrome, GTS, and Gilles de la Tourette's Syndrome.
Common misspellings are tourettes syndrome, tourretts, tourrettes, touretts, terrets, terets, turettes, turetts, turets, turetes and turrets syndrom.
Tourette's disease is a common misnomer (it's not a disease).
Tick is a common misspelling: ticks are nasty critters that suck blood from dogs and people. People with Tourette's disorder have tics.