Everyone say it with me, the disability comes before the diagnosis ever can/does. Thank you for coming to my ted talk.
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Everyone say it with me, the disability comes before the diagnosis ever can/does. Thank you for coming to my ted talk.
how people look at me after i show symptoms of my disorder
In society one of the main forms of ableism I experience and observe is how someone’s personhood is reduced to their ability to do labour. How much they contribute to society and such. How people advocate for the government to not support disabled people, saying it’s a “waste of money” completely removing the people involved reducing them to terms used to describe animals and tax deductions. In calling for this you call for the death of disabled people. Disabled refugees are far less likely to be accepted as citizens, rather deported or left in detention. Myself and other disabled people have been repeatedly denied healthcare, my government has made it impossible for me to access vital support all to save pennies so they can build new sport stadiums.
recently saw post that goes like
''if you are young and going out in public with a mobility aid there probably will be an ''able-bodied'' kid watching you and feeling less alone. and just maybe they might try taking their aid outside, someday.''
(i copied it some parts)
dont wanna derail a post from physically disabled, (even tho i am one i think)
and god i wanna be that, i wanna be that person, that young person who tics and stims in public, who uses disability aids (if thats the correct word!) in public, such as earplugs (god bless that woman i saw in bus that also had the same earplugs that me!), noise cancellation headphones, stim toys, chewelry, etc etc, be ''weird'' in public.
i wanna be that teen that lets other kids know that its okay to be like that, we are different, but everyone is different somehow you know? i wanna let little kids who are also like me, kids who may be different for society that its fucking okay!! for god's sake you dont have to adapt to some perfectionist idea for people, and i understand not being able to.
bc of ableist parents, friends, family, etc, bc of own internalized ableism... but i know someday you will be free, you will tic and stim, and be weird, and be a ''freak''! reclaim the word! and you will shout to the top of the world, to all the people, that you Are Free.! and no one will take that away from you. no one can if you dont let them
i wanna be that teen, i wanna be that kid that is an inspiration for others, not in a ''inspiration porn'' for abled and neurotypical people, but for people like me.. for people who are similar to me, who just know understand how shitty and lovely the world can be, who are learning but dont forget that you will never be alone,
i spent most of the 10 years with my tourettes feeling that i was Alone in this world.
but i am not.
people can be so kind to eachother, people can love so much, and there will be people who will not have the same condition as you, but will support you no matter what, doesnt matter if its online. You have people who care!!!
shoutout to ticcers whose tics create a lot of extra body heat, make sure you keep cool and hydrated in the heat
I've seen a lot of people talk about whether touretts is a visible or invisible disability. And I think it's both, tourette's/ tics are such a different experience for everyone, that we should be looking at this from a case-by-case perspective. Which is why I think saying both is valid.
Sometimes I feel like my tourette's is an invisible illness, because people have a hard time spotting it, or I go through periods of not having any tics.
But other times it feels like a very visible illness just from the severity and obviousness of my tics.
Definitely goes both ways
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For those dx'd with Tourettes or any form of Tic Disorder- Do you have coprolalia (swearing tics) and/or copropraxia (rude gestures)?
I have Tourettes and I have only coprolalia
I have Tourettes and I have only copropraxia
I have Tourettes and I have BOTH corprolalia and copropraxia
I have a Tic Disorder and I only have coprolalia
I have a Tic Disorder and I only have copropraxia
I have a Tic Disorder and I have BOTH coprolalia and copropraxia
I have Tourettes and I DON'T have coprolalia or copropraxia
I have a Tic Disorder and I DON'T have coprolalia and or copropraxia
For tic disorders I am including PANS/PANDAS/BGE/FND/Functional tics/tics from medications or a brain disease
Please do not vote if you are not diagnosed.