Written on
July 19, 2008 by
Kristie
What do you think of when you hear the word “Tourettes”? A person barking, shouting, or swearing? This is what most people think (thanks to the media) when in actuality less than 15% of people with Tourette Syndrome (TS) have coprolalia which is defined as involuntary swearing or the involuntary utterance of obscene words or…
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Written on
July 14, 2008 by
Kristie
My oldest daughter was diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome two years ago at the age of eight. Her first tic, sniffing, began when she was six but at the time we had no idea it was a tic. We assumed she had a cold or allergies. Her constant sniffing was annoying at times so we were…
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