Understanding Tourettes: 11 Popular Myths Debunked

By Avatar Karina Erdelyi
People with Tourettes can stop their tics if they want to.

People with Tourettes can stop their tics if they want to.

FALSE – Tourette’s tics are by definition involuntary. Many professionals compare tics to hiccups; some people may be able to sense a tic coming on and learn techniques to redirect that urge, but by and large the tic is an involuntary action.

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