Comprehensive Behavioral Intervention for Tics / Tourette

Youth ages 8 and up who:

• Have chronic tics or Tourette syndrome
• Find that tics are interfering at home, school, or with peers
• Are motivated to learn strategies for managing tics
• Have a supportive family member or loved one to help practice skills at home

CBIT is the gold standard behavioral treatment, recommended by experts as the best starting point for children with tic disorders.

The program teaches step-by-step skills to help youth:

• Notice when tics are happening and pre-tic urges
• Use a “competing response” to reduce tics
• Identify and change daily routines or stressors that may make tics worse

• Reduce tic frequency and intensity
• Improve daily functioning at home, school, and with peers
• Build lifelong tools for managing tics