- no, I do NOT have Tourette's Syndrome.
Random, I know, but hear me out.
I've been following, over the last three weeks or so, the blog of a lady name Jessica (Jess) Thom, a Londoner with Tourette's Syndrome. I thank an article in the YOU magazine for the information on her.
Anyway, Jess has vocal and motor tics, which means she says and does things over which she has no control. As Amma now knows as well, she'll beat her chest for no other reson than the Tourette's thinking it's funny to do so. "Biscuit" and "lucky duck" are among its favourite tics and at random times of the day she'll have a ticcing fit, during which time her body drops her to the floor and thrashes her about like a fish out of water. She is also one of only about 10% of Tourette's "sufferers"with swearing tics - so this whole thing with peop;e using Tourette's as an excuse to swear or speak their minds is a load of k@k.
I'm writing this post because I have tics, too. NO, I really DON'T have Tourette's, but those who know me know I make sounds and snap my neck to the side if I get tired. I also snap or crack my fingers randomly and often "hic", which only gets more annoying the tireder I am.
Is "tireder" even a real word...?
Anyway, this is a heads up message more than anything else. If I start making any funny sounds out of the blue, or seem to be jerking my head or neck in a way that looks epileptic, please just ask me to stop - I can usually manage if I concentrate on it hard enough.
In the meantime, check out Jessica's blog and let me know what you think. I'm really interested to know, and if nothing else, you'll learn more about what Tourette's Syndrome acutally is.
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