Tics, Tourette’s and Teen Life: Helping Without Adding Pressure
Let's All Talk Mental Health
01:06:30
Tics and Tourette’s often first appear or become more noticeable during childhood and adolescence. For many young people they can come and go over time, sometimes becoming more intense during periods of stress, tiredness or emotional pressure. While some teens experience only mild tics, for others they can affect confidence, friendships and everyday life at school.
Parents can often feel unsure how to respond. Should tics be ignored or talked about? What tends to make them better or worse? And when might it be helpful to seek professional advice?
In this session we will explore what tics and Tourette’s look like in teenagers, why they occur, and how they can change during adolescence. We will also discuss the social and emotional impact they can have, practical ways parents and teachers can support young people, and when intervention or treatment may be helpful.
Speaker
Jane Gilmour
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Dr Jane Gilmour is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist (Hon) at Great Ormond Street Hospital, and Course Director for postgraduate child development programmes at UCL, where she lectures on neuropsychology, neurodevelopmental conditions (Tourette’s syndrome, autism, OCD) and therapeutic issues.
Jane delivers jargon-free science with warmth and humanity, to inspire change and improve young people’s life chances. She is co-author (with Dr Bettina Hohnen) of. How to Have Incredible Conversations with your Child and the best-seller The Incredible Teenage Brain Book (Everything You Need to Know to Unlock Your Teen’s Potential) which was co-written with Dr Bettina Hohnen and Dr Tara Murphy.
Jane is also a regular contributor for young people’s well-being on BBC TV, BBC radio and the papers.
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Tics, Tourette’s and Teen Life: Helping Without Adding Pressure
01:06:30