#tic disorders

[its-ticsticstics]

repeating tics multiple times isn't a sign of faking!

(it's very common in tourettes, especially in tourettic OCD)

someone laughing at their own tics isn't a sign of faking!

(everyone deserves laughter and healthy coping mechanisms)

having tics that reference something related to a conversation or something in the environment isn't a sign of faking!

(its very common in tourettes)

having tics from other content creators isn't a sign of faking!

(its called echolalia, and its very common in tourettes)

having tics that appear 'dramatic' or 'forceful' isn't a sign of faking!

(a clinical feature of complex tics is that they can appear forced even though they are not)

having any sort of stereotyped symptom related to tourettes isn't a sign of faking!

(duhh??)

someone online claiming another person is faking tics... isn't actual proof of faking!

(refer back to above points)

fakeclaiming never has and never will benefit the tics and tourettes community.

[talking-tics]

I think people underestimate how majorly pissed off my tics make me sometimes. like. there's only so many times in a row I can jerk my head to the side before I want to bash it into a wall

[thisis--ableism]

"If I had tourettes my tics wouldn't be insults or slur because I'm a good fucking person"

(post I have seen on Twitter)

Are you? are you a good fucking person?

This is ableist. People with Tourette's or other tic disorders don't get to choose what their tics are.

[sea-puppy]

If you have coprolalia, I love you. I know the world treats people with coprolalia either as a joke, or a danger, or a bad person on a moral level, and people with coprolalia deserve so much better. Y'all are all great, and if people treat you like you're not, eat them they need to fix their hearts or die.

Coprolalia isn't exclusive to tic disorders, and this post isn't solely for those with tic disorders. If you have coprolalia, you're included in this :3

[hydeingpurples]

Considering Tourettes isn't actually that rare, I feel really alone in person.

I know lots of people with Tourette syndrome but I don't know anyone. Plus all of those individuals are online.

It'd be so nice to have a Tourettes friend. A close one 😔

[didderd]

Happy Tourette's Awareness Month!!!

This marks the start of the TAM event!

(Details under 'keep reading'. (please read if you want to participate.))

During TAM (May 15th - June 15th) me/my sona and the Tourette's sanses will be answering questions! Ask us about Tourette's/Tic Disorder stuff and/or ourselves. Some questions will be answered with drawings, but not all of them.

If you want to send an ask, but don't know what to ask about, do some research on Tourette's/Tic Disorders! Maybe watch some videos on YouTube. (support Tic Disorder creators during Tourette's month!) And come back, prepared with your new knowledge! :3

The characters available for asks:

Alex (my monstersona)

TTT: Tic (Tourette's sans) Tac (fell Tourette's sans) Tou (swap Tourette's sans)

Crispy crew: Rice (nightmare Tourette's sans) Crack (horror Tourette's sans) Snaps (killer Tourette's sans) Pop (dust Tourette's sans) Marsh (cross Tourette's sans)

Secret third option: Rock (Tac's brother) Paper (Tic's brother) Scissors (Tou's brother)

Rules:

Be respectful!

Don't ask anything shippy about two sanses or papyri!

Please keep questions to 2 per ask! Or if it's for more than 1 character, 1 per ask!

Max of 2 questions a day per person!

Max of 3 characters per question! OR one group. (ex. TTT, Crispy crew, Secret third option.)

(The reason for those last three is that I am busy, and so I don't have a lot of time. And to prevent people from abusing the ask event. Also. I may not get to all of the asks. So please keep that in mind.)

Thank you, and have fun! :3

[touretticlife]

TW - description of Tourette’s symptoms and tic symptoms

One thing I hate about Tourette’s is how purposeful it appears and feels.

My Tourette’s can make me move a few distances to kick or touch something, my Tourette’s can make me look for something for me to hit or hit myself with, it can make me lean into someone’s ear or face and scream or whisper as a tic.

More descriptions / examples ⤵︎

An example, Sweet Anita was on stage talking normally in the mic, then she leans in as a tic and goes on to have other tics.

Because she leaned into the mic as a tic then had other tics, people accused her of either faking or over exaggerating her Tourette’s.

Another example is a boy in a doc, was sitting a bit farther away from the doctors desk, he leans out of his seat to kick the table.

Or when Baylen was walking or standing near her sister, because she wasn’t extremely far, her Tourette’s made her take a step or two and touched her sisters items as a tic.

This caused her sister to yell at her and expect her to have full control of her tics.

I’m not talking about going great lengths, I’m talking about if it’s near me, I can physically have those tics, even if it makes me take a few extra steps.

I can’t explain the complex urge to grab anything you get your hands on to hit or touch something, the way Tourette’s controls your head and eyes to scan the environment, the times where my body is burning with electricity and I can feel my Tourette’s scanning places or people to tic at, if I can’t find a way to relive my tics I often subconsciously have BFRB, start stimming - leg bouncing, tapping, fidgeting, putting my focus onto something, etc.

All I can explain is that I have this bubble of energy and my Tourette’s is seeking a way to let it out, whether it’s through ticcing or stimming.