Tourette syndrome can also be called Tourette 's syndrome , Tourette 's disorder , GTS , Tourette 's , or TS . The entertainment industry has been criticized for depicting those with Tourette syndrome as social misfits whose only tic is coprolalia , which has furthered stigmatization and the public 's misunderstanding of those with Tourette 's . The coprolalic symptoms of Tourette 's are also fodder for radio and television talk shows in the US and in the British media .