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Data collected included demographic information, information on tic severity and co\u2010occurring conditions, parent\u2010reported communication function using the Children's Communication Checklist, Second Edition (CCC\u20132), and psychosocial function using the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The questionnaire was completed by 61 parents of children with TS. On the CCC\u20132, 62% of children obtained scores consistent with age\u2010appropriate communication skills, while 38% obtained scores suggestive of communication challenges (&gt; 1SD below the mean on general communication and\/or social\u2010pragmatic communication). Ten percent of children were reported to have a formal language disorder diagnosis. A significant correlation was observed between communication proficiency and psychosocial functioning: lower scores for general and social\u2010pragmatic communication skills were associated with increased psychosocial difficulties (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a0\u22120.44, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u00a0&lt;\u00a00.001). Notably, the presence of specific co\u2010occurring conditions did not predict general communication or social\u2010pragmatic communication challenges.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion and Implications<\/jats:title><jats:p>Speech\u2010language pathologists (S\u2010LPs) should anticipate that most children with TS will exhibit age\u2010appropriate communication development; however, a substantial proportion will present with communication challenges in formal language and\/or social communication. Medical practitioners are advised to promptly refer children for speech\u2010language evaluation upon identifying potential communication challenges, particularly among those demonstrating heightened psychosocial difficulties. Comprehensive assessment by S\u2010LPs should encompass both core language and social\u2010communication dimensions.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>WHAT THIS PAPER ADDS<\/jats:title><jats:p><jats:italic>What is already known on this subject<\/jats:italic>\n<jats:list list-type=\"bullet\">\n<jats:list-item><jats:p>There is evidence that communication challenges are relatively common in children with TS; however, we have little information about what these challenges look like and what other factors relate to them.<\/jats:p><\/jats:list-item><\/jats:list><\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:italic>What this study adds<\/jats:italic>\n<jats:list list-type=\"bullet\">\n<jats:list-item><jats:p>This study demonstrated underdiagnosis of language and communication difficulties in TS, given the discrepancy between communication challenges suggested by CCC\u20132 results and the number of children who had previously received a communication diagnosis. 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