Synopsis:
Gilles de la Tourette syndrome is a neurological disorder characterized by unwanted movements and vocalizations called "tics."
However, tics are merely the visible and audible manifestations of a complex and powerful force that cannot be witnessed by an observer.
In this documentary, the inner symptoms of Tourette syndrome are revealed and openly discussed by people who experience them every day.
How does it feel to tic? Why can't a person stop ticcing? What causes vocal outbursts and other extreme tics? Are motor and vocal tics truly involuntary? What is going on inside one's mind during obsessions and compulsions?
These questions are answered in detail and much more is revealed about this mysterious disorder as six individuals with TS take the audience far into the Tourettic mind.
Video format: offered in two formats: DVD and download version:
Download Version (Mac or PC):
Run time is 33 minutes.
Immediate download (estimated download time: less than five minutes using fast DSL or cable connections)
File format: Two versions: Windows Media Player version and Quicktime Player version. May be played on a PC requiring oinly Windows Media Player (usually already installed with Windows) or VLC Player (free download). May be viewed on a Mac computer using either Quicktime Player (usually already included with Mac operating system) or VLC Player.
Download time: Less than five minutes on most DSL and cable modem connections.
DVD version:
The DVD is currently available in the NTSC video standard (used in the United States, Canada, and Japan*). However, it will be offered in other formats in the near future.
*A list of countries using the NTSC standard:
USA, Antigua, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Burma, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Greenland, Guam, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Japan, South Korea, Mexico, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, St. Kitts, Saipan, Samoa, Surinam, Taiwan, Tobago, Trinidad, Venezuela, Virgin Islands.
Run time is 37 minutes.
Delivery time from date order is placed:
3-12 days, depending on location. Within the United States and Canada: 6 business days or less.
Packaging:
DVD in movie case shipped in protective envelope.
Language: English for both versions
Contents of the documentary:
• Descriptions by people with TS of "what goes on inside the mind" leading up to and during tics and other symptoms.
• History of Tourette syndrome (including the treatment of Tourettic people in the past) and how it relates to the disorder in modern times.
• Interviews with people with Tourette syndrome about how they manage their symptoms.
• Dramatizations and first-hand explanations of how it feels to experience tics, obsessions, compulsions, and intrusive thoughts.
• Real accounts of how people can live happy, productive lives in spite of some disturbing symptoms.
Benefits:
The video should be helpful to any adult wishing to find a detailed, honest view of Tourette syndrome. The non-Tourettic viewer will know considerably more about what it is like to have the disorder after watching this film. This knowledge may be especially important for parents of children with TS because children may be unable to clearly describe their experiences. Hopefully, the movie will also help many who have Tourette syndrome to better understand their symptoms and realize that they are not alone.
This DVD is an excellent source of information for teachers, family members, friends, co-workers, and health professionals who are associated with either Tourettic children or adults.
This film is too complex (and at times too heavy) for children. In addition, because every case of Tourette syndrome is unique, the producer of this movie makes no claim that everyone with TS experiences the various symptoms in the same way. It is also rare for a person to have all of the symptoms associated with this disorder.
Gilles de la Tourette syndrome is a neurological disorder characterized by unwanted movements and vocalizations called "tics."
However, tics are merely the visible and audible manifestations of a complex and powerful force that cannot be witnessed by an observer.
In this documentary, the inner symptoms of Tourette syndrome are revealed and openly discussed by people who experience them every day.
How does it feel to tic? Why can't a person stop ticcing? What causes vocal outbursts and other extreme tics? Are motor and vocal tics truly involuntary? What is going on inside one's mind during obsessions and compulsions?
These questions are answered in detail and much more is revealed about this mysterious disorder as six individuals with TS take the audience far into the Tourettic mind.
Video format: offered in two formats: DVD and download version:
Download Version (Mac or PC):
Run time is 33 minutes.
Immediate download (estimated download time: less than five minutes using fast DSL or cable connections)
File format: Two versions: Windows Media Player version and Quicktime Player version. May be played on a PC requiring oinly Windows Media Player (usually already installed with Windows) or VLC Player (free download). May be viewed on a Mac computer using either Quicktime Player (usually already included with Mac operating system) or VLC Player.
Download time: Less than five minutes on most DSL and cable modem connections.
DVD version:
The DVD is currently available in the NTSC video standard (used in the United States, Canada, and Japan*). However, it will be offered in other formats in the near future.
*A list of countries using the NTSC standard:
USA, Antigua, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Burma, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Greenland, Guam, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Japan, South Korea, Mexico, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, St. Kitts, Saipan, Samoa, Surinam, Taiwan, Tobago, Trinidad, Venezuela, Virgin Islands.
Run time is 37 minutes.
Delivery time from date order is placed:
3-12 days, depending on location. Within the United States and Canada: 6 business days or less.
Packaging:
DVD in movie case shipped in protective envelope.
Language: English for both versions
Contents of the documentary:
• Descriptions by people with TS of "what goes on inside the mind" leading up to and during tics and other symptoms.
• History of Tourette syndrome (including the treatment of Tourettic people in the past) and how it relates to the disorder in modern times.
• Interviews with people with Tourette syndrome about how they manage their symptoms.
• Dramatizations and first-hand explanations of how it feels to experience tics, obsessions, compulsions, and intrusive thoughts.
• Real accounts of how people can live happy, productive lives in spite of some disturbing symptoms.
Benefits:
The video should be helpful to any adult wishing to find a detailed, honest view of Tourette syndrome. The non-Tourettic viewer will know considerably more about what it is like to have the disorder after watching this film. This knowledge may be especially important for parents of children with TS because children may be unable to clearly describe their experiences. Hopefully, the movie will also help many who have Tourette syndrome to better understand their symptoms and realize that they are not alone.
This DVD is an excellent source of information for teachers, family members, friends, co-workers, and health professionals who are associated with either Tourettic children or adults.
This film is too complex (and at times too heavy) for children. In addition, because every case of Tourette syndrome is unique, the producer of this movie makes no claim that everyone with TS experiences the various symptoms in the same way. It is also rare for a person to have all of the symptoms associated with this disorder.
