Irish Families With Tourette's Face Lack of Support

An Irish mother highlights the severe lack of specialist support for families in Ireland raising children with Tourette's syndrome, describing the painful and isolating challenges her son faces.

22 Jun, 04:30 — 22 Jun, 04:30

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‘Sometimes the tics last all day and Noah can’t sleep — there’s absolutely no help for families in Ireland who have a child with Tourette’s’

Tourette syndrome, or Tourette’s, affects one in 100 Irish children and the tics can be painful, exhausting and socially isolating. Margaret Lowndes says her son Noah gets limited specialist support, and she wants to see real change

By Erin McCafferty

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‘Sometimes the tics last all day and Noah can’t sleep — there’s absolutely no help for families in Ireland who have a child with Tourette’s’

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