Treating Tourette's

I saw an article about a a device that is used to help people who suffer from Tourette's syndrome that appears to be having a lot of success.

From https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cmp3g3e5q4zxo:

Katie was among the first people to use the Neupulse device.

It works by delivering electrical pulses to the median nerve at the wrist, which trials have shown can change the activity in the parts of the brain involved in movement control.

They found that rhythmic stimulation can reduce the frequency and intensity of tics.

Autists have a fairly high co-morbidity with Tourettes (4 to 5% - source https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1750946716300071 ) so it seems relevant to mention it here.

If this proves to be a success, I wonder how long it will be before scientists start thinking about exploring electrical stimulation for other neurodivergent conditions

  • Thank you for sharing it. I'm not sure if it's tourette in my case- diagnosed,  then undiagnosed, long story. Normally I don't experience tics, but if overstimulated,  somehow irritated etc, or tired- then they turn on. They don't affect me severely. Just another thing that makes me appear weird.