Tourette Syndrome Awareness Week May 4th-10th New research reveals that one in four Australians have never heard of Tourette Syndrome and just 15% of parents have taught their children about the condition. Tourette Syndrome is a neurological condition that affects 45,000 children in Australia. One in two believe that Tourette Syndrome affects a child’s ability […]
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Tourette Syndrome (TS) is a neurological disorder, which most often begins between the ages of 2 and 21, and lasts throughout life. TS is NOT degenerative and people with TS can expect to live a normal life span. TS is characterised by rapid, repetitive and involuntary muscle movements and vocalisations called “tics”, and often involves
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Despite having Tourette Syndrome, there are a number of well-known people who didn’t let it stop their road to fame or success. Let’s take a look at some famous people who struggled and succeeded with Tourette’s: Billie Eilish The American singer Billie Eilish recently spoke to her fans about having struggled with Tourette’s syndrome since
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Written by Pat O’Leary, Developer Relations Engineer with Havok and adult living with Tourette Syndrome 1) Tics are not representative of someone’s inner thoughts or desires. The notion that the tics of Tic Disorders like Tourette are related to hidden or suppressed urges has been thoroughly debunked years ago. Tics may seem contextual, but the
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In light of the growing economic impact of the Coronavirus in Australia, the Australian Government has provided a response. To read their economic response, click the link below: Overview – Economic Response to the Coronavirus Image source: https://www.cdc.gov/
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Disability is common in Australia, but often invisible. Nearly 10 per cent of the workforce has some form of disability, with 32 per cent of employees with a disability working as professionals or managers. As many as 1 in 5 Australians experience mental illness in any year and 45 per cent experience mental illness in
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