![]() What to Do When Your Child is Diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome The best first step is usually to talk to a healthcare provider who is familiar with tics and get a thorough assessment. Many experts believe these sudden onset tic-like behaviors can happen for different reasons, and tic-like behaviors may need different treatment compared to tic disorders including Tourette syndrome. Sometimes these tics can happen in groups of children. These types of tic-like behaviors are more common among teenagers and more often seen in girls than boys. The people who develop these tic-like behaviors are often experiencing movement symptoms for the first time, with no reported history of tics. Sometimes people have tic-like behaviors that look like tics, but that are distinctly different from those typically seen in Tourette syndrome and other tic disorders. For more information, please visit the National Institute of Mental Health’s information on Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal Infections. In some children, tics may suddenly appear, or suddenly become worse, following a streptococcal (strep) infection, such as strep throat or scarlet fever. not have been diagnosed with TS or persistent motor or vocal tic disorder.have symptoms that are not due to taking medicine or other drugs, or due to having a medical condition that can cause tics (for example, Huntington disease or postviral encephalitis). ![]()
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