Tourette Syndrome (TS) is a Disorder in the brain that makes it so a person has tics. A tic is a sound or movement that the person with TS will do over and over.
People get Tourette Syndrome either from problems developing in the womb of from genes passed down from a parent or other relative. TS is not contagious.
TS is more common in Boys than Girls and People with is usually first have their tics when they are a child or in their teens. The tics will usually last about a year but can last longer. If the Tics do last longer it is called Chronic Tic Disorder.
There isn't yet a cure for Tourette Syndrome, though there are medications that can help with the tics. Though if a tic isn't severe and isn't interfering with a persons life the doctors wont put them on medication.
Scientists are still learning about Tourette Syndrome, and eventually there will be a cure. This monthe be aware of Tourettes.
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