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Symptoms are the subjective evidence of disease or physical disturbance observed by the patient that indicates the presence of a disorder.

The general symptoms of Tourette Syndrome can be divided into motor, vocal, and behavioral manifestations. Though the behavioral manifestations are not essentially listed in the DSM as diagnostic criteria, there are those that believe behaviors like ADHD and OCD are common enough to be considered a co-morbid condition to Tourette Syndrome. The DSM does make note of this.

About 11-20% of persons coming to clinics have no other disorder, or could be referred to as "TS-Only." They tend not to have other problem behaviours. The others meet, on average, criteria for 2 additional disorders, most often ADHD and/or obsessive-compulsive disorder OCD.

Tourette Syndrome symptoms can be experienced as mild, moderate, or severe. The severity is measured by the symptoms’ frequency, complexity and the degree to which they cause impairment or......

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