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Table 2.

Resource name	Web Homepage	Target Audience and Purpose	Strengths	Weaknesses	Overall Conclusions
TicHelper	www.tichelper.com	Children with chronic tic disorders or Tourette Syndrome ages 8-late adolescence Designed to be family-based but can be completed independently by older teens Purpose is to instruct users in tic management strategies	Based on the manual for Comprehensive Behavioral Intervention for Tics (CBIT) Developed by experts in a research context Easy to access and navigate, visually appealing Contains interactive and individualized elements Strong potential for increasing access to CBIT	No outcomes research specific to the website published to date Narrow focus on tic reduction may be a limitation for users with tic-related psychosocial problems or co-occurring psychopathology Absence of a therapist to troubleshoot skills implementation	TicHelper is a valuable resource for users seeking empirically-derived tic treatment Program strengths outweigh weaknesses Interactive and individualized elements are an added benefit over available self-help resources