The ESSTS Meetings Podcasts

Centring Tourettic Experiences in Technology: Tourette Syndrome, Median Nerve Stimulation, and the Role of Technoableism

Ljubljana 2026 Conference
By Daniel P. Jones 
Institute for Medical Humanities, Durham University
To view the poster and contact the author, click here
 

Consultations for clinicians delivering behavioural therapy for tics

Online training events 2025 | Consultations for clinicians delivering behavioural therapy for tics
We are pleased to offer 2-hour consultations for clinicians delivering behavioural therapy for tics to children, adolescents and adults.
Ideally, clinicians attending will have previously undergone the ESSTS conference BT training for beginner and/or advanced participants, or will have similar experience elsewhere before they attend.
The group format enables attendees to learn from one another about behavioural therapy techniques and adaptation for specific pieces of clinical work. There will be an emphasis on evidence-based treatment and a focus on its application in clinic.
Attendees should be able to describe anonymised casework that they have consent to share, or have technical questions that they would like to explore further and discuss in detail. 
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Exposure and Response Prevention versus Risperidone in the treatment of tic disorders: a randomized controlled trial

Athens 2025 Conference 
Jolande van de Griendt, Danielle Cath, Agnes Wertenbroek, Cara Verdellen, Judith Rath, Irene Klugkist, Bas de Bruijn & Marc Verbraak 
TicXperts
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ImproviNg Tic services in EnglaND – the INTEND study: understanding the current organisation of services for children and young people and identifying features of an effective care pathway

Athens 2025 Conference
Nikita Rattu
Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust 
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Knowledge is Power; Focus group exploring young people’s experience of the Premonitory Urge (PU) before and after a tic treatment group.

Athens 2025 Conference
Maria Hadji-Michael 
Tic Service, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children
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EMDR for tics, desensitization of the urge? - a first pilot study

Athens 2025 Conference
Jolande van de Griendt, Cara Verdellen and Aniek van Bussel 
TicXperts
View poster here.

Tic Attire – An Occupational Therapy Concept Design Project to Reduce Tic-Related Pain and Injury

By Ione Georgakis, Cardiff University.
View author's poster presented at the ESSTS Conference 2024 in Varese.

I Tic, therefore I am.

A qualitative analysis of adults with Tourette syndromes' experiences of leisure occupations,
By Ione Georgakis, Cardiff University.
View author's poster presented at the ESSTS Conference 2024 in Varese.