Do people always know if they have tourettes?

What is Tourette syndrome? ... The early symptoms of TS are typically noticed first in childhood, with the average onset between the ages of 3 and 9 years. ... read more

Most have milder tics like rapid blinking, shoulder-shrugging and throat-clearing. Coprolalia, the involuntary utterance of obscenities, profanities and derogatory remarks, is an extreme example of a vocal tic experienced by some people with Tourette's. read more

Believe me, most people with Tourette’s would tell you they really, really, REALLY wish they could stop ticcing. If a girl with a blinking tic could stop blinking, it would mean she’d be able to read a page of her homework without being interrupted every sentence. read more

People with Tourette's disorder can tell you best, and they have! I know that Oliver Sacks, famous writer and neurologist, made friends with an artist who may perhaps have the worst case I've seen. YouTube may have some clips. Corprolalia is one of the rarest of the possibly the hardest tic. read more