Can someone without Tourette's have tics like this?

[Lixus]

Hi, new in this comunnity, and I just wanna know if any of you know if I can have tics without having Tourette's, I've had tics (physically and verbal tics) during my whole life, not too much of them at the same period of time but I've had different types, for example now I "can't stop" nodding with my head really hard I even get headaches sometimes because of that.

I have ocd and anxiety and I don't know if I can have also Tourette's or is just "simple" tics which other people can have

[zazi]

Hi . My doctor 👩🏽‍⚕️ told us even when you have physical and verbal tics but not at the same time and for more then 1 year . Eventually you will get the TS diagnosis.

[Lixus in reply to zazi]

I didn't know it, thanks for the answer ✨

[-132]

Yes it is quite possible, my son had just motor tics without verbal for a while, my son has a diagnosis of tourettes now

[Hb2003 in reply to -132]

My brother has had tics for about 3 +years now he also has autism

[Flora_Fauna in reply to -132]

Hi, I just spotted your reply, can I ask please,what route you had to go down & with what medical organisation? to get your son diagnosed

[-132]

If you go on to the tourettes action website there are a list of specialist consultants who treat and diagnose adults with tourettes. It's different for my son as he is only a child