Tourette's+Syndrome-Groups

= Groups Common to Tourette's Syndrome =

Tourette's Syndrome can effect all ethnic and racial groups. Males are 75% more likely than females to get this disorder. Tourette Syndrome is twice as likely among non-hispanic white people than among hispanic & African American. It is more likely to be diagnosed in people 12 to 17 years than 6 to 11 years. 3 out of every 1,000 children that are 6-17 years old have Tourette's Syndrome. There are around 200,000 people in the United States with Tourette's Syndrome.