Teen with Tourette's and dog go viral with uplifting TikToks

A Florida teenager with Tourette’s syndrome and his dog are taking over TikTok with positive messages. Over the past year, 16-year-old Shane Koch has posted clips of himself playing with his dog Callum…. all with the purposes of highlighting their close relationship and destigmatizing people with Tourette’s syndrome. His account, called “Callum the Ridgy,” gives viewers a peek into his life with Callum, whom he credits for helping him with his condition. “He notices when I do the ticks, he’ll nudge me,” Koch said of his dog to WPEC. And, for that, the teenager is grateful for his companion