I returned wide-eyed from Atlanta last week, where I was the keynote speaker at a conference on Tourette syndrome. The conference was well organized with diverse topics, a tribute to Brad Cohen and his foundation. […]
I love it when families and patients with tic disorders discover what is triggering tics in their cases. And I love it even more when they take the time to share their findings with us, […]
This article is being revisited. Please note that when we switched to a new website format we were unable to leave the helpful comments from readers in their original form, so they have been incorporated […]
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I had tics as a kid, but they were never diagnosed at the time. My mother simply called them “nervous habits,” which she and her mother also had. But mine were complex tics, mostly involving […]
WILLIAM REA, MD This article is a follow up piece to Chemical Sensitivities: Total Load. Hypersensitivity to chemicals is a growing phenomenon. A lack of government oversight on the production of chemicals, poor reporting systems for […]
Updated January 2, 2014. If you’ve noticed a symptom change with conditions such as OCD, anxiety, tics, mood swings, or ADHD when riding in vehicles, please let us know so we can share the information. […]
Caryn Talty, MA Bedwetting is common in kids with autism spectrum disorders, ADHD, OCD, and some tic disorders. But might some cases have a common cause? I decided to look into it. Several years ago, […]