I know I’ve posted this before but it’s Tourettes Awareness Month now, May 15th to June 15th, and I think more people need to be aware.
As it’s now Tourettes Awareness Month I thought I’d post this. Some of may have read this already as I’ve posted in a different format a few months ago.
Tourette’s is a neurological disorder that is inherited usually. There are rover 300,000 people in the uk living with Tourette’s. Tourette’s is characterised by involuntary movements and noises called tics. This can be anything from a shoulder shrug, to an arm flail, to a sniff or a shout. It can also mean swearing (this is called coprolalia, but only 10% of those with Tourette’s will swear (I am one of the 10%). Tics can occur in nearly every muscle in the body. Tics usually start in childhood and vary with severity, sometimes they can be worse and other times they will be better.
Vocal and motor tics (the two types of tic) can cause pain and discomfort. This is both through the premonitory urge and through doing the tic. A pre monitory urge occurs frequently but not always. This is an urge that occurs before a tic. It can be a feeling of pressure build up to a tingling sensation. Sometimes there is no premonitory urge and the tics just happen with no warning.
Tics can sometimes be suppressed for a short time, not everyone can suppress though and it can be very difficult to suppress. Think of like blinking, you can stop blinking for a short time but soon you will have to blink.
Tics can be anything. Motor tics can be anything From arm shrugging to jumping, from finger waggling to head jerks. Vocal tics can be anything from whistling to shouting, from phrases to to a hum. Some tics can be amusing. One of my favourite tics is ‘donkeys are the new unicorns’. Tics can be in context to completely out there.
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wombatsandaplant · 15/05/2020 12:31
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