im 60 and was diagnosed two years ago tourettes as well it took my new psych 15 minutes of conversation on my first visit to figure it out after 25 years of other psychs missing the boat  i led a good life but it would have been so much easier had i known and been correctly medicated   i was moved up a year in elementary school and read at another grade level higher i taught myself to read at 2 or 3 im right with all of you told how smart i am but seemingly unable to corral it  and the personal and professional failures just didnt have to happen like they did