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Some info about tourettes
 

wizards teeth on 2001-07-09 15:09 [#00013384]



I read / collected some information about tourettes a while
back. Here is a summary of the info i managed to get:

Over 100 years ago, the French physician Georges
Gilles de la Tourette wrote an article in which he
described nine individuals who, since childhood, had
suffered from involuntary movements and sounds and
compulsive rituals or behaviors. In his honor, this
constellation of symptoms was named Gilles de la
Tourette's Syndrome, but over time, it became known
as just Tourette Syndrome or Tourette Disorder. But it is
not just the name that has shifted over time. The
very definition of Tourette Syndrome and our
understanding of it have also gone through significant
shifts.



Isn't Tourette the "Cursing Disease?"


No, it's not, despite
media fascination with
a symptom that less
than one third of those
with Tourette get.

Tourette is a tic
condition in which the
individual has had a
variety of involuntary
movements and at
least one involuntary
sound. These
involuntary movements
or utterances (known
as "tics") often look or
sounds like nervous
habits, allergy
symptoms, or
intentional misbehavior.

Like many conditions,
Tourette is a spectrum
disorder. Most cases
are mild, but there are
those who may have
multiple tic symptoms
accompanied by other
conditions. Tourette
comes in many
"flavors."

Tourettes chat room :

http://pub3.bravenet.com/chat/show.php?usernum=183643340

A POEM BY A KID WITH TOURETTES

I have a spider
inside me.
It makes my lips
smack.
I have a spider
inside me
and it makes me
feel black.
His name is
Tourette's.

I have a kangaroo
inside me.
It makes me jump up
and down.
I have a kangaroo
inside me
and it makes me
feel brown.
His name is
Tourette's.

I have a frog
inside me.
It makes me warty
and mean.
I have a frog
inside me
and it turns me
green.
His name is
Tourette's.

I have an eel
inside me
and it makes me
slither.
I have an eel
inside me
and it makes me
shiver.
His name is
Tourette's.

I have a wild horse
inside me.
It makes me feel
like prancing.
I have a wild horse
inside me
and it's always
dancing.
His name is
Tourette's.

I have a tiger
inside me
and it makes me
growl.
I have a tiger
inside me
and when I get mad, I
go "r-o-w-l!"
His name is
Tourette's.

I'm going to shoot
those animals.
I'm going to bring
a banana.
I'm going to shoot
those animals.
I'm going to wear a
bandanna.

And then the puppy
inside me
will make me happy
and play.
And then the puppy
inside me
won't ever run
away.
His name is
Justin.


 

offline hobbes from age on 2013-12-19 00:10 [#02465329]
Points: 8168 Status: Lurker



The musical part at the end is great. Also nice
to see another side to the usual one we're fed when you see
documentaries on telly.


 

offline EpicMegatrax from Greatest Hits on 2013-12-19 01:14 [#02465330]
Points: 25264 Status: Regular



try osho, deliberately induce tics at home, have that
"homer, think before you say each word" moment in the
privacy of your home rather than when someone cuts you off
in traffic six hours later


 

offline EpicMegatrax from Greatest Hits on 2013-12-19 01:14 [#02465331]
Points: 25264 Status: Regular



also, that lady has the strangest hiccups ever.


 


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