{"id":3752,"date":"2014-08-01T11:30:57","date_gmt":"2014-08-01T15:30:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/njcts.org\/tsparents\/?p=3752"},"modified":"2014-08-01T11:30:57","modified_gmt":"2014-08-01T15:30:57","slug":"10-common-tourettes-questions-answers-part-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/njcts.org\/tsparents\/10-common-tourettes-questions-answers-part-4\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Common Tourette’s Questions & Answers, Part 4"},"content":{"rendered":"

Living with\u00a0neurological disorders can be full of challenges for both children and adults. The good news is that life with these disorders can still be filled with joy and adventure. It just takes\u00a0some creative thinking and flexibility to get there, and that\u2019s\u00a0what\u00a0I\u2019m here to help with! Visit me on my own site,\u00a0brittanyfichterwrites.com<\/strong><\/a>, if you want to know more!<\/em><\/p>\n

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Tourette Syndrome, despite all the information we\u2019ve gained in the last 15 years, is still a hard topic to find information on. Unfortunately, the media has chosen to pick out the parts of the disorder that it deems funny, and the rest of the information seems tucked away in textbooks on dusty corners of doctors\u2019 desks.<\/p>\n

Well, no more. Here is the fourth of 10 questions that touch on topics I\u2019ve talked about with parents of children (and individuals) with Tourettes multiple times. You want a quick, easy answer to share with someone who doesn\u2019t understand? Hopefully, I\u2019ll have it right here as part of this series!<\/p>\n

In case you missed them, here are links to the first three parts:<\/p>\n

Part 1
\n<\/strong><\/a>Part 2
\n<\/a>Part 3<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Also, if you want more information about a certain topic, I\u2019ve linked related posts underneath each answer. My related posts will have more sources that you can look up on the topic if you so desire.<\/p>\n

How is a Diagnosis Made?<\/strong><\/p>\n

The DSM-V (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders\u00a0) has recently changed it\u2019s diagnostic requirements in its most recent edition. The Center of Disease Control\u2019s article\u00a0Diagnosing Tic Disorders<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0says these are the requirements the DSM-V has for being diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome:<\/p>\n