ticc'ed off

25. Canada. He/Him. Tourettes etc.,. Visually impaired. Algonqin/French Canadien. Father as of 2023 with my life partner.

[its-ticsticstics]

Everything You Need To Know

FIRST AND FOREMOST -

Don't put "tw tics" on my posts when you reblog.

My life and neurological disorder is NOT a "trigger" and if my posts set off someone elses tics, thats not my issue.

Stop putting trigger warnings on my life.

OCD, ADHD, Anxiety and any other mental health disorder does NOT cause tics. Tics are neurological in nature and NOT a mental health condition. Tics are caused by dysfunction in the Basal Ganglia. If you are ticcing, you need to see a neurologist. If you want sources for this, search through my blog, or try yourself to find studies on "anxiety tics" and you're realize they're not real/ you're misreading vital context of how anxiety can increase tics in those who ALREADY HAVE a tic disorder, not c a u s e the tics itself. That is your own fault and not mine.

Now-

I'm in my late-20s, Algonquin/Ojibwe Canadian, and a father to a toddler. I live with my platonic life partner and my 98 year old grandfather and I couldn't be more greatful. I AM VISUALLY IMPAIRED. Please be patient with any typos. I am professionally diagnosed with Tourettes, ADHD, ASD, and OCD. I do not support self-diagnosis for tics.

I do not tag consistently.

I am an adult and while I talk about tics often and understand most people with tics are minors, I do NOT want minors interacting with anything I post relating to NSFW topics or drug use (which includes cigarettes and weed).

[ahasiw-okitowin]

Clicking around Wikipedia and

What the FUCK

[nimashkawizii]

Turns out they have their own tartan

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[nimashkawizii]

WAIT THEY EVEN HAVE STATUS CARDS

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[its-ticsticstics]

They're talking about the Cree surname from Scotland. Its a last name there and they have their own Clan, much like last names like Ross, McCarthy, etc., all do.

When they're talking about Cree heritage and DNA originating from Scotland in the Perth area, they're are referring to the first traces of that last name, not an Indigenous tribe from Turtle Island.

Totally separate thing, its not some weird racism, just a Scottish last name.

[its-ticsticstics]

The Wend*go is Not Your Cryptid

I'm Algonquin/Ojibwe and this is a spirit that comes from our teachings.

As a young child, the elders taught me to never even SPEAK its name, to not even sing its songs. When we sang a song about it during drumming group one year, we all got in trouble.

You do not spell the word or speak the word.

It's NOT a "cryptid" or a "spooky story" for white people to appropriate.

Its bearly spoken about in our own communities, and even then, only very carefully.

Again, not because its "creepy" but because its respected and something in our traditions that is not played around with; so its certainly not for non-ojibwe/algonquin people to speak about whatsoever. Period.

[androgyne-kalapati]

when you remove "trans" from "trans men" that is transmasc erasure, by the way.

"why do you have to make everything about men?"

(mocking tone) "ohhh nooo won't someone think of the poor men?"

etc. stop erasing the "trans" from "trans men." by framing it without "trans" you erase the entire nuance of why the discussion needs to be held about trans men in the first place, and equate our very real and pressing issues to the likes of "whiny cis incels" or actual cis "MRAs" and it's very disingenuous to do so.

erasing the transness of trans men just so you can justify ignoring and ridiculing our problems is simple and pure bigotry. it is the demonization of our masculinity. our transmasculinity. trans. trans trans trans trans trans we are fucking trans. we have issues that cis men don't experience, we have to fight for our manhood

[its-ticsticstics]

the idea of people 'catching tiktok tics" just blows my mind and the fact that people believe it infuriates me.

imagine if there were any other neurological disorder out there being blamed on social media? like 'Watching Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Videos is Giving Kids Psychogenic Symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis" or "Kids Watching People with Epilepsy Catch Epilepsy" would sound fucking INSANE. not believable for a second.

but because Tourettes Syndrome largely affects younger people (by this I mean, the symptoms become noticeable either in early childhood or during puberty), it can easily be spun into "booo social media bad and young people are stupid and too easily influenced" and people gobble it up.

none of it is fucking real. the doctors who supported the idea of "contagious tics" should have their fucking licences revoked.

like i said before- they've simply repacked female hysteria and people are falling for it.

[thyrsostales]

Whaaaaat the disorder that can be triggered by infections having an increase in cases when there is a global pandemic???????? Must be tiktok. No other option. And the increased expression of tics from people on social media from people with a disorder known for echolalia????? Must be faking. Yess, mmmm I'm putting my medical degree to use

[its-ticsticstics]

Just a little aside, Tourettes Syndrome is not caused by infections, TS is largely genetic and there's no infectious-causation link.

I think what you're thinking of its PANS/PANDAS which are syndromes caused by post-viral infections and include sudden onset of generally complex and severe tics, but the tics described in either syndrome do not qualify for meeting the criteria for Tourettes syndrome. Tics from PANS/PANDAS and Tourettes Syndrome have two completely different causes.

Not important to the overall message, just something I wanted to be sure was clear :)

[wiisagi-maiingan]

I don't know what Christian needs to hear this but when someone says, "I'm not a Christian," that's a complete sentence. There is no "yet" at the end of it.

"You'll go to church when you're ready" is not a supportive or kind thing to say to someone who does not consider themself a Christian at all. In fact, it's very cruel and will lead to them losing their trust in you when you obviously do not respect them as who they are rather than who you think they should be.

"But Christians believe—" I don't give a fuck. Keep your beliefs about other people's religions or lack thereof to yourself or accept that your only friends and loved ones are going to members of youe church.

[wiisagi-maiingan]

This ESPECIALLY goes for "born again" Christians. I don't care if you didn't become Christian until you were older, your experiences are not universal. Billions of people live their entire lives never once considering being Christian and you being pouty about it will never change that.

[genderkoolaid]

when people write thinkpieces on transmasculine invisibility & still insist that "anti-trans people ignore trans men" and act as though transmasculinity is this incomprehensible concept that the patriarchy simply could never ever comprehend and must be completely unaware of and doesn't at all discuss rape or forced marriage or murder as forces of violent erasure that create the invisibility they themselves perpetuate uncritically

[genderkoolaid]

am i fucking high 😃😃😃

[genderkoolaid]

its also crazy how nearly every article about trans men in south asia i personally have read has some line where they literally say "yeah the fact that trans men are raised as female makes them more vulnerable to things like forced marriage and pregnancy especially at a young age, the erasure they experience means there are very few resources available for them" i literally saw one today that said "we literally see families come hunt down and drag away trans men from shelters to force them to get married and in our experience that just does not happen to trans women in the same way" but don't worry guys a white trans guy from America said the patriarchy just doesn't really care!!!!!!!!!!! the patriarchy LIKES boys silly so it couldn't possibly cope with the idea of a trans man right guys if the patriarchy knew what a trans man was it would just well. it would just be so confused and blown away by its own Facts and Logic it just wouldn't be able cope!!!!!! and the patriarchy still exists so OBVIOUSLY the only Logical conclusion is that it doesn't know what trans men even are and doesn't really care and any and all violence trans men could hypothetically maybe in some way experience is just a hilarious whoopsie!!!! don't look behind the curtain at the pile of dead trans men forcibly married and raped and institutionalized for years until they died in silence over the course of centuries hahahahaha 😃 the patriarchy is actually super cool about people labeled women refusing to do the gendered labour demanded of them didn't you know. all you need to do to be completely outside of the patriarchy's grasp is tell your misogynistic conservative father you are really a man and he'll just forget you even exist! i am very smart and understand how misogyny works

[y6v-deactivated20201010]

[luxiomahariel]

if you tell an indigenous trans man to cut his long hair so that he "passes better" then im tying you to an anchor and dropping you in the middle of the ocean

[luxiomahariel]

Reading Comprehension Quiz:

Why might I have specified indigenous trans men instead of just trans men or indigenous men in my post?

What is the cultural significance of long hair in indigenous cultures?

What has historically happened to indigenous men with long hair in western cultures?

What other non-white cultures place significance in hair length?

Would it still be acceptable to advise trans men belonging to these cultures to cut their hair short in order to pass better, even if said person asked for tips on how to pass? Why or why not?

[its-ticsticstics]

i dare you to beat my sons autism dinner-

mini pizza (not pictured, eaten after being stomped onto the floor with his feet to give it that Perfect Seasoning), pancakes, veggie straws, and crayola crayons.

no chance!

[its-ticsticstics]

went to court and made our statements. the restrainer order and no-contact order hopefully does.. something. and at least kiddo is safe with us. things are just so fucking hard though.

[its-ticsticstics]

when your lives are in danger, you're trying to protect your child and the courts tell you to wait until friday

🙃

[its-ticsticstics]

My cousin is pregnant and she recently told me that she really wants to raise her kid with "traditional values" and "not introduce gender and sexuality to little kids".

Well. I'm a transgender dad to a 2 year old.

I already know that there is nothing about who I am that is "inappropriate for children". My gender is not "sexual". It is not an "adult topic".

I am a proud transgender dad and I will never raise my kid to be confused or scared of who I am.

No "big talk". No "scary confusion". Everyone human is an individual and makes their own walk in life.

So while you may teach your child to live in fear and hate- my kid will never hate you. He will understand you don't know better. He will have the strength and courage to know his family and who loves him and the foundation is too strong for ignorance to shake.

We're safe. We're perfect just the way we are as family.

I love ya, kiddo.

[its-ticsticstics]

kiddo has been so so cuddly lately, he's sharing food, giving kisses to his toys, hugging everyone <3 our night routine is so down pact- we stim together for about an hour and then he crawls onto mama's lap and finishes his bubba and we tuck him in bed

he'll be starting a speech therapy daycare and autism therapies in a few months and I'm just so happy with how he's doing and thrilled that he's getting support just as he's really coming out his shell <3 aH!!!!

[pandavalkyrie]

You are good at something, stop lying to yourself. You’re good at breaking down comic book plots, cooking ramen perfectly, making your friends happy, knowing the time without looking at a clock, getting the perfect ending at RPG’s, or figuring out the twist ending to movies. Don’t let society tell you your talents are meaningless because they don’t serve an economical purpose. Your talents reflect your interests and passions, and what’s important to you is important.

[neechees]

Okay I'm starting a poll because i saw someone say something that I and other people have never heard of before, and my target audience is especially people who live in the areas affected by the Trail of Tears, and/or are from a tribe affected by the Trail of Tears specifically:

I heard someone say that Native Americans do not accept or deal in (American) $20 bills because it has the face of Andrew Jackson on it, and because of his involvement with the Trail of Tears, SO,

Have you ever heard of or done the above sentiment of ndns refusing $20 bills because of Andrew Jackson & the T.O.T?

I am NDN (but not American) & YES I have done this/heard of this

I am NDN (but not American) & I have NEVER done or heard of this before

I am not Native American and YES I have seen/heard of this

I am not Native American & I have NOT heard of/seen this

I am from a tribe affected by the T.O.T & YES I have heard of/done this

I am from a tribe affected by the T.O.T and I have NOT heard of/done this

Voting ended onAug 30, 2025

[neechees]

ALSO I SHOULD MENTION, if you HAVE apparently heard of this before, it should have been you hearing of this practice OFF TUMBLR preferably, and have heard of this practice directly from a Native American

[sapropel]

Top 10 most racist land acknowledgments, ranked by how extinct the author believes the indigenous inhabitants are

[moniquill]

where's the list, OP?