La Tourette's Syndrome

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Author Message   Marjan Maleki (Unregistered Guest) Unregistered guest Rating: N/A Votes: 0 (Vote!)wzor irc channel Posted on Tuesday, August 02, 2005 - 5:56 pm:        University of Waterloo Family Studies Lab Please take part in a web-based study on family and sibling relationships in families with a child with Tourette Syndrome. This study has been reviewed by, and received ethics clearance through, The Office of Research Ethics at the University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. In appreciation of your time, each participating family member will receive $20 CDN, provided that “both a parent and eligible healthy sibling” from the family complete the questionnaires for this study. The participation of the individual with TS is optional but welcome. Feel free to email your questions to tssurvey@watarts.uwaterloo.ca Please visit the survey at: http://mrosslab1.uwaterloo.ca/ts/ You can make a difference!   Henry G. (Unregistered Guest) Unregistered guest Rating: N/A Votes: 0 (Vote!)wzor irc channel Posted on Sunday, August 07, 2005 - 5:43 pm:        Interesting, there is a listing under the mental impairments for children that would include Tourette's Syndrome---under the Somatoform, Eating, and Tic Disorders. However, there is only a Somatoforms listing for adults. Does this mean that once you turn 18, you are no longer disabled from Tourette's? Or does it mean that you would have to show that your Tourette's symptoms equal in severity to a listing or receives a mental RFC for "less than unskilled work"?   Henry G. (Unregistered Guest) Unregistered guest Rating: N/A Votes: 0 (Vote!)wzor irc channel Posted on Friday, August 19, 2005 - 12:03 am:        Or it could be due to the fact that Tourette's Syndrome could be "disabling" based on the childhood listings (impairment in age-appropriate activities) but tends not to result in inability to work. Of course, I heard that 60% of people with Tourette's Syndrome have ADHD (usually the inattentive type), and OCD in not uncommon. I wonder if comorbid (co-occurring) impairments could increase the chances of equaling in severity to a listed impairment or increase the chances of getting a mental RFC for "less than unskilled work."   Paul McChesney (Admin) Board Administrator Username: Admin Post Number: 1568 Registered: 5-2004 Rating: N/A Votes: 0 (Vote!)wzor irc channel Posted on Sunday, September 25, 2005 - 6:47 pm:        Adults who have Tourette's can win disability cases.

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