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7 y/o son with aspergers and tic disorder. recently he started with palilalia (repeats self in whisper), does this mean it is tourette's?

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Dr. John Baker answered

Specializes in Neurology

Td: Technical definition of tourette's syndrome involves having more than one motor tic and at least a vocal tic.

Answered 4/20/2013

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