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For children, teenagers and adults in the United States who have tics; for people just told they have Tourette syndrome or another tic disorder; for parents of a child with tics; and for the people who love them. What tics and Tourette syndrome are. What tics can be like. What it is not. Getting a diagnosis. What helps, including a therapy that uses no medicine. What often comes with it. School, and bullying. Work. Being out in public, and meeting police. Families, and finding other people. And the words to say when you call or write. No quiz and no score. One thing at a time.
Right now
- Thinking about ending your life, or about hurting yourself? Call or text 988, at any hour. In an emergency: 911.
- It is not on purpose. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says people with Tourette syndrome cannot help having tics and are not being disruptive on purpose.
- It is not mostly swearing. It also says most people with Tourette syndrome do not experience swearing or other socially inappropriate tics.
- Too much to read? Pick one button under “What’s going on?” and read only what opens.
More help
- Attention as well? When your attention won’t stay put.
- Thoughts that won’t let go? When the thoughts won’t let go.
- Worry? When the worry won’t switch off.
- Reading, writing or math always harder? When reading, writing or math has always been harder.
- A child at school? Help at school for your child.
- Changes at work? Ask for what helps you work and How I work: a one-page guide to me.
- Words won’t come? Speak for me.
- Anger? When anger takes over.
- Low as well? When the heaviness won’t lift.
- Seeing a doctor soon? Get ready for your appointment and When you need a doctor and can’t pay.
- Need to slow everything down? Breathe and ground.
- All our free tools and Get help now.
This page and its wording were written with AI (Claude) for Scarlet Beast (our AI policy). The facts come from pages read on October 2, 2026: the U.S. National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (its Tourette Syndrome page); the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (About Tourette Syndrome, reviewed August 5, 2026; Diagnosing Tic Disorders; Treatment of Tourette Syndrome; Other Concerns and Conditions; Tourette Syndrome and Bullying; Information for Educators; and the article Behavioral Treatment for Tics That Works); the Tourette Association of America (its front page, Contact Us, Get Help Now, Find a Provider, Centers of Excellence, local support, support for adults, support for a co-worker, resources for law enforcement, the “I Have TS” card page and its Spanish page); the Job Accommodation Network (the first part of its Tourette Syndrome page; its hours are from its contact page, read earlier the same day); and Parent to Parent USA (its front page). We opened MedlinePlus’s Tourette Syndrome page but took no facts from it. The description of Crisis Text Line is from its own front page, read earlier the same day. The Tourette Association of America, Parent to Parent USA and Crisis Text Line are private organisations describing themselves; we have no connection with any of them. We did not call or text any line, contact any provider, school, chapter or group, or search any directory. We did not read the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Section 504, the Americans with Disabilities Act or their regulations, any state’s rules, the diagnostic manual, any statistics page, the practice guidelines, StopBullying.gov, the National Disability Rights Network’s list, or the research behind any treatment; where the page touches one of these, it says so. The page has no questionnaire and gives no score, on purpose: a list is not an assessment. It gives no figure for how common tics are, names no medicine and gives no dose, and quotes no named person. Lines marked “Ours” are our own suggestions. This page saves nothing: no account, no cookies, nothing you tick is stored or sent, and no analytics (privacy). Scarlet Beast is not a clinic, a school or a government agency, and takes no money from anyone named here. Found a mistake? Email [email protected].