Tourette vs ADHD

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Can similar symptoms, here and there, be a part of both Tourette as well as ADHD?

Yes.

NINDS uses similar words for both the description of Tourette and ADHD.

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Tourette

What is Tourette Syndrome?

Tourette syndrome (TS) is a neurological disorder characterized by repetitive, stereotyped, involuntary movements and vocalizations called tics. The first symptoms of TS are almost always noticed in childhood. Some of the more common tics include eye blinking and other vision irregularities, facial grimacing, shoulder shrugging, and head or shoulder jerking. Perhaps the most dramatic and disabling tics are those that result in self-harm such as punching oneself in the face, or vocal tics including coprolalia (uttering swear words) or echolalia (repeating the words or phrases of others). Many with TS experience additional neurobehavioral problems including inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity, and obsessive-compulsive symptoms such as intrusive thoughts/worries and repetitive behaviors.

http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/tour ... urette.htm

Words

Involuntary movements, tics
Many with TS display inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity, etc.

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http://www.tourettesyndrome.net/disorde ... sfunction/

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ADHD

What is Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder?

Attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurobehavioral disorder that affects 3-5 percent of all American children. It interferes with a person's ability to stay on a task and to exercise age-appropriate inhibition (cognitive alone or both cognitive and behavioral). Some of the warning signs of ADHD include failure to listen to instructions, inability to organize oneself and school work, fidgeting with hands and feet, talking too much, leaving projects, chores and homework unfinished, and having trouble paying attention to and responding to details. There are several types of ADHD: a predominantly inattentive subtype, a predominantly hyperactive-impulsive subtype, and a combined subtype. ADHD is usually diagnosed in childhood, although the condition can continue into the adult years.

http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/adhd/adhd.htm

Words

Inattention
Hyperactivity
Impulsivity

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executive_functions
http://www.ncld.org/ld-basics/ld-aamp-e ... fact-sheet

http://www.tourettesyndrome.net/disorde ... sfunction/

It's not uncommon for Tourettes to coexist with ADHD. I don't think they have that much in common, except that they are both neurological.

With Tourette's, you notice other people telling you to stop doing something like clearing your throat, squinting or twitching the nose.