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Jade Gaspar and Jaden Berry's ISP Alternative therapies vs. Medication for tourette syndrome. Proposal: My mother was wondering if having my brother on medication for his tourettes was better than using alternative therapies. Background: "Tourette syndrome is an inherited disorder of the nervous system which causes unwanted movements and noises (tics)." (medical dictionary) Tourettes is __not__when the person randomly cusses that is ,called Coprolalia which is another form of Tourette's. There is no true cure for Tourette's, the medication just helps to calm their tics down but the medication has side affects. Alternative therapies are when a person uses other ways to calm them selves down. Since the tics usually increase with stress people find something that calms them (ex. video games, music, reading, ect.) and use that as their alternative therapy. So each person is different in the way that they deal with their tourettes. "Although its exact incidence is uncertain, it is estimated to affect 1 to 10 in 1,000 children." (Genetics Home reference) "Although the symptoms of Tourette syndrome are involuntary, some people can sometimes suppress, camouflage, or otherwise manage their tics in an effort to minimize their impact on functioning. However, people with Tourette syndrome often report a substantial buildup in tension when suppressing their tics to the point where they feel that the tic must be expressed. Tics in response to an environmental trigger can appear to be voluntary or purposeful but are not." (MedicineNet) Method: We plan to survey different people who have tourettes. Then we will collect that data and put it in to a percent form to see if medication actually works for tourettes. (P.S. we do know a lot of people with this disorder) Survey: Hypothesis: If a person uses alternative theropies then they will have more success at calming their tourettes. Summary: That people who use alternative therapies are more successful at calming their tourettes then people with medication. Materials:
 * 1) Do you use medication?
 * 2)If you use medication then what are some side affects that you have?
 * 3)Do you feel like the medication helps?
 * 4)If you use an alternative therapy what do you use?
 * 5) How bad are your tourettes on a scale of 1 to 10 before you had any medication or alternative theropy? 1 being only minor tics 10 being like Coprolalia.
 * 6) on a scale of one to ten how bad are your tourettes after your medication or alternative therapy?
 * 7) Do you have any other disorders along with tourettes? If so, what are they?
 * 8) What is your age?
 * people with tourettes
 * survey
 * the internet

Bibliography: "Tourette Syndrome." //The Free Dictionary by Farlex//. Farlex, Inc, n.d. Web. . "Tourette Syndrome." //- Genetics Home Reference//. HONcode Standard, 17 Dec. 2012. Web. 18 Dec. 2012. < http://www.ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/tourette-syndrome > "Tourette Syndrome Symptoms, Causes, Treatment - What Is the Course of Tourette Syndrome? on MedicineNet." //MedicineNet//. MedicineNet, Inc, n.d. Web. 18 Dec. 2012. < http://www.medicinenet.com/tourette_syndrome/page2.htm >