Tourette Canada

Canadian voluntary organization

Tourette Canada (formerly Tourette Syndrome Foundation of Canada) is a Canadian voluntary organization based in Mississauga, Ontario. It was formed in 1976,[1] and is dedicated to improving the quality of life for those with or affected by Tourette syndrome through programs of education, advocacy, self-help and support.[2] It has affiliates in eight Canadian provinces.[3]

Tourette Canada is notable for its publications,[4] including an educator's handbook and the 2004 film Circle of Support, which had its premiere at the National Film Board of Canada[5] and programming, including the Virtual Community for Tourette.[6]

## References

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1. ^ * Kushner, HI. A cursing brain?: The histories of Tourette syndrome. Harvard University Press, 2000, p. 182. ISBN 0-674-00386-1
2. ^ "About TSFC". Tourette Canada. Archived from the original on 2015-01-19. Retrieved 2015-07-07.
3. ^ "Chapters". Tourette Canada. Archived from the original on 2009-03-02. Retrieved 2015-07-07.
4. ^ Miller, Natalie (January 7, 2004). "Executive director calls education package useful tool for teachers: Tourette Syndrome Foundation of Canada to launch video, handbook for school boards". Ontario Association of Children's Rehabilitation Services. Archived from the original on 2005-02-23. Retrieved 2007-12-21.
5. ^ Miller, Natalie (October 25, 2004). "Tourette Syndrome Foundation launches package for educators". Ontario Association of Children's Rehabilitation Services. Archived from the original on 2005-01-21. Retrieved 2007-12-21.
6. ^ "Virtual Community for Tourette « Tourette Canada". Tourette Canada. Retrieved 2015-07-07.

## External links

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* Official website

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Tourette syndrome

Main|

* Causes and origins
* History
* Management
* Societal and cultural aspects

Terms|

* Coprolalia
* Copropraxia
* Echolalia
* Echophenomenon
* Echopraxia
* Palilalia
* Palipraxia
* PANDAS
* Premonitory urge
* Sensory phenomena
* Tic
* Tic disorder
* Tourettism

Assessment tools|

* Yale Global Tic Severity Scale
* Premonitory Urge for Tics Scale
* Shapiro TS Severity Scale
* Tourette Syndrome Clinical Global Impression
* Tourette's Disorder Scale
* Autism—Tics, AD/HD, and other Comorbities
* Motor tic, Obsessions and compulsions, Vocal tic Evaluation Survey

People|

* Jean-Martin Charcot
* Donald J. Cohen
* Georges Gilles de la Tourette
* Tim Howard
* Jean Marc Gaspard Itard
* Samuel Johnson
* James F. Leckman
* Arthur K. Shapiro

Organizations|

* Tourette Association of America
* Tourette Canada
* Tourettes Action
* Yale Child Study Center

Media|

* 75 Watts
* Front of the Class
* Hichki
* I Have Tourette's but Tourette's Doesn't Have Me
* John's Not Mad
* Las Estrellas
* "Le Petit Tourette"
* Maze
* Motherless Brooklyn
* Quit It
* The Secret Life of Lele Pons
* The Tic Code
* Tic Talk: Living with Tourette Syndrome

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