Thank you for reviving this thread. I’m also curious about co-occurring ticks. I red that children with autism often have ticks and also saw a video of an autistic boy with ticks. I had ticks since I turned 15, no vocal only physical. I was diagnosed with Tourette but later it turned out it was a wrong diagnosis. Currently ticks happen to me only if I’m highly stressed or annoyed. Then I shake my head and for this reason I also hear that I look like a freak. As I know ticks in Tourette have nothing to do with stress. In my case even a tiny chain on my neck drove me crazy. I was ticking whole day so strong that I had pain in my neck and headache and only when I took the jewellery off I realized it was the chain. No more jewellery anymore!
Thank you for reviving this thread. I’m also curious about co-occurring ticks. I red that children with autism often have ticks and also saw a video of an autistic boy with ticks. I had ticks since I turned 15, no vocal only physical. I was diagnosed with Tourette but later it turned out it was a wrong diagnosis. Currently ticks happen to me only if I’m highly stressed or annoyed. Then I shake my head and for this reason I also hear that I look like a freak. As I know ticks in Tourette have nothing to do with stress. In my case even a tiny chain on my neck drove me crazy. I was ticking whole day so strong that I had pain in my neck and headache and only when I took the jewellery off I realized it was the chain. No more jewellery anymore!
I have something similar in public where I try to tear off my clothes and stop myself. I pull and shrug. I also have a dancing thing but that is an expression of joy at the music.
