Tics and Tourette’s Disorder
Therapy for Tourette's Disorder
Tourette’s Disorder is a neurodevelopmental condition involving motor and vocal tics. Rockville Therapy Center offers therapy for Tourette’s Disorder, Chronic Tic Disorders, and other tics conditions to help children, teens, and adults build skills and manage their tics with confidence.
What is Tourette's Disorder?
Rockville Therapy Center can help with Tourette's Disorder in Children, Teens, and Adults
Tourette’s Disorder is a neurodevelopmental disorder that involves sudden, involuntary movements or vocalizations known as tics. Tics affect children, teens, and adults. Tics are often first noticed in children ages 3-4 years and tend to peak during ages 10-13 years. Facial tics are most common and 60% will have below waist tics. Males are more likely than females to experience tics. In many cases, individuals who experience tics in childhood find that they diminish or disappear entirely by adulthood. For others, tics may persist but often become less frequent or noticeable over time.
Diagnosing Tourette's Disorder in Children, Teens, and Adults
If several of the symptoms describe your child or yourself, you may consider a diagnosis of Tourette's Disorder
To help a child, teen or adult with Tourette’s Disorder, first we must diagnose them. If left untreated, Tourette’s Disorder can lead to physical pain, social difficulties, and may impact academic or work performance. Tourette’s Disorder therapy is very effective – get help today!
- Have the tics been present for at least a year—happening frequently throughout the day, almost everyday, or waxing and waning over time?
- Did the tics begin before the age of 18?
- Are the tics NOT caused by medication, substances, or another medical condition?
Comprehensive Tics and Tourette's Disorder Services
Therapy Services for Tourette's Disorder in Children, Teens, and Adults involves "short-term" care
CBIT
CBIT is a brief, behavioral therapy to reduce and manage tics.
Environment & Tics
Identify environments and situations that may increase or worsen tics.Build Awareness
Increase awareness tic urges or signals, like sensations, tension or pressure.Identify Strategies
Use specific actions "competing responses" to prevent or reduce the tics.Get Results
86% of individuals who participate in CBIT will experience improvement!What are Common Tics?
Rockville Therapy Center can help with Tourette's Disorder in Children, Teens, and Adults
Common motor tics include:
Eye blinking, darting, or widening
Head nodding or head jerking
Neck roll
Shrugging shoulders
Facial grimacing
Jaw clicking or thrusting
Body jerk or body twist
Common vocal tics include:
Sniffing
Snorting
Coughing
Throat clearing
Animal or bird sounds
Grunting
Tongue clicking
Research shows that 86% of individuals who participate in CBIT will experience improvement!
Tourette's Disorder Resources
Tourette's Disorder Resources
This downloadable guide provides an overview of the evidence-based treatment for tics, called Comprehensive Behavioral Intervention for Tics (CBIT).