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Tic suppression isn’t “just holding it in.” Try not blinking for as long as you can. Or holding your breath. Your eyes burn. Your chest tightens. Your whole body screams for release. That’s what suppressing tics can feel like. Yes, some people can suppress for short periods. But it takes huge concentration, it’s exhausting, and it can even be painful. Eventually the pressure builds and the tics come out in an onslaught. Now imagine trying to learn maths, write an essay, or focus in class while doing that all day. When schools force children to suppress tics, they’re not learning. All their cognitive and physical energy is going into fighting their own nervous system. It strips them of their ability to do their work to their full potential. My son’s teacher understood this. She ignored the tics. The class ignored the tics. After a while they became background noise. No one noticed anymore until a new one appeared. Acceptance works. Forcing suppression doesn’t. More people need to learn this: tourettescotland.org/copy-of…

Reading the replies this morning it’s obvious a lot of people in these comments would not survive one single day living with Tourette’s. Not one. People think Tourette’s is just “saying a bad word.” That’s the level of understanding we’re dealing with here. They don’t see the violent motor tics that don’t stop even when someone is injured. Repeatedly jerking your neck, slamming your arm, hitting yourself, twisting joints until everything aches. Over and over and over again. They don’t see the breathing tics where it literally feels like you’re suffocating. Your brain forcing you to gasp, gulp air, repeat the same breath pattern again and again while your chest tightens. They don’t see the exhaustion. The headaches. The muscle pain. The constant battle of living inside a body that won’t do what you tell it to do. And then people sit on the internet and confidently declare that coprolalia must be intentional. No. Coprolalia is when the brain forces out the most taboo, socially unacceptable words against the person’s will. Often the exact words the person fears saying the most because they know it could hurt people. But instead of learning that, people are back to making the same argument again and again. “If that might happen, he shouldn’t be there.” You realise what that argument is, right? Segregation. Exclude people with neurological disabilities from public life because their condition makes you uncomfortable. I’m seeing that argument repeatedly and it’s disgusting. Honestly, I’m just thankful I don’t live in America, because a huge amount of this loud, confident ignorance seems to be coming from there. People would rather stay angry than spend five minutes understanding what Tourette’s actually is. If you actually want to understand instead of shouting into the void, watch this: youtu.be/54qoxmF-GOw?si=su4J… Even kids can grasp this condition when it’s explained to them. Tourette syndrome causes involuntary tics and vocal outbursts that the person cannot control. Apparently that level of understanding is still too much to expect from some adults.

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.@AggieFootball WR KC Concepcion shared a powerful message about living with a speech impediment and inspiring others. ❤️ (via kcthekid2/IG)

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She literally explained 99% of the people with ADHD suffers from RSD.

KC Concepcion speaks out about his speech impediment after receiving negativity during the NFL combine. Shame on anyone spreading hate to this kid. x.com/NFL_DovKleiman/status/…

Let’s be clear about something. Not every comparison is helpful. And when it comes to Tourette’s, many of the ones being used miss the point entirely. This is something else I have been having to contend with all week. There is a difference between something that happens around a disability and something that is the disability. An accident is not the same as a neurological symptom. Running over someone’s foot with a wheelchair is an unintended outcome. Falling and knocking into someone is an accident. Saying something blunt because you misread a social cue is still you speaking with intent. None of those are involuntary neurological events. A Tourette’s tic is. It is not chosen. Not filtered. Not shaped by belief or intention. It is the brain firing without consent. The words can be shocking and distressing to the person saying them. They hear it at the same time as everyone else. A closer comparison is an intrusive thought. A thought that appears suddenly, unwanted and completely out of character. Now imagine you do not even get to think it. It just comes straight out of your mouth. That is much closer to what a tic is. If you genuinely want to understand more, Tourette Scotland are a wealth of knowledge and support. tourettescotland.org/ Sometimes the most important thing you can do is stop trying to relate it back to yourself. And just listen.