• Question: Can turrets be cured?

    Asked by itsteeyah to Amy, Karen, Sarah, Will on 20 Jun 2012.
    • Photo: Amy Birch

      Amy Birch answered on 20 Jun 2012:

      Hi itsteeyah,
      Tourettes can definitely be treated very well, and most people are able to completely control their tics.
      Tourettes can be treated using behavioural therapy (which helps to teach the person to notice their tics and understand what triggers will cause more tics so that they can try and stop them), drug treatment or, in some (very rare) cases, surgery can be done on your brain to try to stop the tics from happening.
      Hope this answers your question 🙂

    • Photo: Sarah Martin

      Sarah Martin answered on 20 Jun 2012:

      I itsteeyah!

      Yes, there are medication and therapies that can make turrets much less noticable, or even completely controlled! They are similar to treatments of ADHD.

      🙂 Sarah

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