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"May 15th-June 15th is Tourette Syndrome Awareness Month (click here to learn more).
Tourette syndrome (TS) is an inherited disorder of the nervous system, characterized by a variable expression of unwanted movements and noises (tics). It is not just what people think where you randomly cuss. Not everyone even cusses due to it. Some people will randomly spurt out other words as well and never once say a cuss word due to it. But it is far more then just words coming out of your mouth it can also make your body move in ways you're not telling it to from a simple twitch of a finger to seizure like movements where the entire body is twitching out of control, only you're not having an actual seizure. Because of this it makes normal life functions difficult if not properly treated."
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Posted by Eve
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Posted on: Fri May 22, 2015 1:36am
Pwnelope (4π) (#720) I know what you mean I have it and I never cursed from it I say cookie randomly instead and have the twitching as well.
- lunaxo
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Posted on: Fri May 22, 2015 1:38am
I have facial and muscle ticks. I used to have it with random high pitched sounds rather than words.
The vocal tics are a lot less common now that I'm an adult.
Thanks for spreading awareness.
- ♑ Kat & AK ♈
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Posted on: Fri May 22, 2015 1:56am
I just learned something new. Ty for sharing!
- LittleBit
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Posted on: Fri May 22, 2015 2:09am
I never knew of this until now. o.o
Thanks for sharing this awareness.
- Amell Hawke
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Posted on: Fri May 22, 2015 4:20am
It's good to see TS being explained and having an awareness news post <3
- Senaru
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Posted on: Fri May 22, 2015 4:27am
I didn't know there was a day for what I have!
- Evangelo
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Posted on: Fri May 22, 2015 6:52am
All the awareness here on Aywas is so awesome <3
I have a friend with TS, her tics are blinking her eyes and nodding her head and sometimes she makes sounds, but it's rare.
I'll let her know there is an awareness day for it, I'm sure she'll be happy about it ^^
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Posted on: Fri May 22, 2015 9:00am
I have this but wasn't diagnosed until recently.... I wish I'd known sooner, because I just thought I was being weird.
- Riolu (ariaalina)
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Posted on: Fri May 22, 2015 9:35am
I actually knew about this because of a guy in High School. He was the type that cussed thanks to it and, thanks to that, most people could not concentrate in class because of it when they sat near him. To remedy this, the teacher had him sit on the edge of the classroom next to me, as I was one of the few people who could still concentrate with him around, so that way all the students could concentrate and so that he would not feel alone. Now before you go blaming my teacher for ostracizing him for his disability, please understand that the student himself had evidently requested to be put on the edge of the classroom, so that he would not distract from the lessons.
I'm glad you're pointing out to people that this does exist. ^_^
Posted on: Fri May 22, 2015 1:32am
Thank you so much for this. I have two friends who have suffered from TS, and it makes me sad and angry when people laugh at it because of their preconceived (and incorrect!) notions about what TS is. NEITHER of them even had cursing as a tic. Not that it isn't possible, but it's so good to have awareness for this so that people know that isn't all that TS is.