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Clinical neurodiversity: Tourette syndrome













      ❖ A neurological condition that can start                             Simple Vocal Tics                                                      Complex Vocal Tics

          at any age                                                        Whistling                                                              Uttering words or

      ❖ Characterised by involuntary                                        Throat clearing                                                        phrases out of context

          movements and noises (Tics)                                       Sniffing                                                               Coprolalia: obscene
                                                                            Coughing
      ❖ Tics are not deliberate, uncontrollable                             Tongue clicking                                                        language
          and can be painful to supress                                     Grunting                                                               Echolalia: repeating
                                                                                                                                                   other’s words
                                                                            Animal sounds
      ❖ Rude language (Coprolalia) and
          gestures (Copropraxia) are only                                                                                                          Complex Motor Tics

          experienced by around 10%                                        Simple Motor Tics
                                                                           Eye blinking                                                            Jumping

                                                                           Eye rolling                                                             Twirling
                                                                           Grimacing                                                               Touching objects or people
                                                                           Shoulder shrugging                                                      Copropraxia: obscene
                                                                           Limb and head jerking                                                   gestures
                                                                           Abdominal tensing                                                       Echopraxia: repeating others
                                                                                                                                                   gestures





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