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Tourette Syndrome has received attention in the popular media, but no studies have been done on the accuracy of the depiction of the disorder.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S0317167100016620_abs3\"><jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title><jats:p>International internet movie databases were searched using the terms \u201cTourette\u2019s\u201d, \u201cTourette\u2019s Syndrome\u201d, and \u201ctics\u201d to generate all movies, shorts, and television programs featuring a character or scene with TS or a person imitating TS. Using a grounded theory approach, we identified the types of characters, tics, and co-morbidities depicted as well as the overall representation of TS.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S0317167100016620_abs4\"><jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title><jats:p>Thirty-seven television programs and films were reviewed dating from 1976 to 2010. Fictional movies and television shows gave overall misrepresentations of TS. Coprolalia was overrepresented as a tic manifestation, characters were depicted having autism spectrum disorder symptoms rather than TS, and physicians were portrayed as unsympathetic and only focusing on medical therapies. School and family relationships were frequently depicted as being negatively impacted by TS, leading to poor quality of life.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S0317167100016620_abs5\"><jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title><jats:p>Film and television are easily accessible resources for patients and the public that may influence their beliefs about TS. 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