I was getting all annoyed that the media
only ever show people with Tourettes who have agressive verbal tics. I was linked this by a friend as this wonderful person squeaks and says the word 'biscuit' a lot.
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She has a great website...:D
She does swear sometimes too..:D
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Herb Alpert's Taxi Driver I have very beautiful lips, Wed 16 Jan 2013, 22:18,
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I've just watched the clip of her on This Morning from last year
and I was knackered just watching her, it is just constant and must be very draining. Good for her though, in raising awareness.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrfFk2ZKDpk
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Varmint, Wed 16 Jan 2013, 22:30,
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cunt!!! *spits in mums face*
sorry, i'm of the age where I'm afflicted with the show "John's Not Mad" which when you're 12 was purest comedy!
now I'm a bit older it properly breaks my heart. but Tourettes Hero is pretty damn cool :)
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lustreboy making himself laugh since 1973 (tm), Wed 16 Jan 2013, 22:36,
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The next day at school was ace, everyone was doing impressions of him.
Rather like the Joey Deacon thing.
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Ah, the day the entire school-age population of Britain developed Tourettes...
I remember it well!
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Happosai _,,,,_(O ; o)_,,,, Wed 16 Jan 2013, 23:32,
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happiest day of my life
haha
I bet all the teachers remember it too, with the horror
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lustreboy making himself laugh since 1973 (tm), Wed 16 Jan 2013, 23:50,
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I used to get wrecked with me mates
and at some point we would put on John is not Mad and wet ourselves. Funniest thing ever. Wouldn't be so funny it it wasn't sad.
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simbosan liked your link on, Thu 17 Jan 2013, 4:35,
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I don't know whether you saw it
but there was a great vid of three guys trying to set up a holiday camp for Tourettes people. It looked like tremendous fun; I'd stay there (Laughing with them, not at them).
EDIT: Here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtCUYUBOnzk
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TheSundaeLunch I'm a fucking shrub, alright?, Wed 16 Jan 2013, 22:48,
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I watched that a while back, it was really heartwarming to see them pulling together and trying to help each other and others out.
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Dawn Of The Bread $$$$ E-THUG 4 LIFE - THAT'S HOW I SCROLL $$$$, Thu 17 Jan 2013, 9:21,
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Only about 10% of tourette's sufferers are affected by coprolalia, which is a separate condition that can occur independently. Although it's understandable why most attention is payed to the minority...it's fucking funny.
Interestingly, deaf people with coprolalia swear in sign language.
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The second part of this comment
has blown my mind. Do the other 90% sign random words if deaf?
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George Blank my 2nd last sig was funny, Wed 16 Jan 2013, 23:04,
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Basically yes!
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Herb Alpert's Taxi Driver I have very beautiful lips, Wed 16 Jan 2013, 23:16,
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It amazed me too.
I've no idea about the other 90%, but it would seem likely. Being that tics are physical there's always the off chance they might accidentally sign something.
A different type of condition, but there was a guy who used to live near me who had no inner monologue. He had to do a running commentary of everything he was doing and thinking. I was stood behind him in the chip shop once and was privy to the intensely difficult time he was having in deciding between fish or chicken. Then he called everyone mother fuckers when they said it would be a 5 minute wait for chips. I had to leave hungry, but full of mirth.
As amusing as it is from the outside, must be so exhausting.
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I heard that too
I am yet to see it though. :D
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Herb Alpert's Taxi Driver I have very beautiful lips, Wed 16 Jan 2013, 23:05,
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