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## Tics, family and society  Using self-report data, \citet{Stewart_2015_stress} revealed that stress in parents of 74 children with Tourette syndrome was highly correlated with current ADHD symptom burden in the child (r=.57), significantly but less strongly correlated with the child's OCD symptoms (r=.40), but—perhaps but—perhaps  surprising some readers—_not_ readers—_not_  correlated significantly with current tic severity (\(r=.18, p=.13\)). The correlation of parental stress with ADHD and OCD symptom severity was present to a similar degree in 48 control children without tics. These observations reinforce the need for psychiatric expertise for optimal clinical management of TS. | **Title** | **Comment** |  |:----------|:------------|  | \citep{26804511} | This small parent questionnaire study provides indirect support for the idea that increasing social support and parental coping skills may improve the quality of life in TS families. |