Due to the entertainment industry which gives us a false knowledge on illness's such as schizophrenia and tourettes, do you know that those who swear are only a minority of those with tourettes?
Only about 20% of those with tourettes actually have a problem with swearing. Most other symptoms of tourettes includes twitching, tapping, face muscles pulling to one side, limbs being twisted, etc.
2006-12-25 09:31:58 · 10 answers · asked by Earth 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Fantastic question and point! Untalented movie writers use sweeping, untrue generalizations to exploit this rare symptom for monetary gain. Sad, really. As education, diagnosis and treatment for TS becomes more common, the percentage of TS sufferers with coprolalia is getting smaller, Less than 15% now, according to the Tourette Syndrome Association, Inc. (see link below). Coprolalia is not a requirement for a diagnosis of TS.
As a Mom of a child with TS, OCD and ADHD, I deeply resent the jokes and rude stories about this disorder. It is AMAZING to me what people will tolerate in the name of political correctness, but a person who is just a little different is made fun of and ridiculed to the point of frustration.
My son is so much more than that. He is loving, sweet, artistically gifted, plays chess, builds complex lego sets, makes stop-motion animation movies with his iMac, has friends and does homework and chores just like everyone else. He s treated with the same love and respect, just like everyone else. He is allowed to tic at home without comment for others. He is loved deeply.
2006-12-26 07:15:40 · answer #1 · answered by Juliart 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
with any luck, you have already got been given the solutions you necessary, yet whilst no longer i will aid you be attentive to some issues. My 20 year. old son has Tourette syndrome, it extremely is a neurobiological syndrome with the onset frequently between 7-20 yrs. old. A tic is a 'recurrent' uncontrollable motor and/or vocal pass. they are able to be gentle, reasonable, or extreme in nature. The tics can wax and wane (come and pass), and could additionally substitute over the years. many those with TS have OCD and/or ADHD. in basic terms approximately 3% of the clinically determined have what's termed "coprolalia", the cursing tics. good success!
2016-10-06 00:24:02 · answer #2 · answered by mauzon 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually 20% is the number with vocal tics the number who swear is estimated at 7% however, since the number with tourettes is severly under diagnosed the percentage with profanity tics is even less.
2006-12-25 09:42:49 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
ya my brothers best friend has Tourettes... he grunts until his throut is soar. it is so sad and he twitches really bad. but he is on a yeast-free diet now and he is almost all better!!!
2006-12-25 09:35:41 · answer #4 · answered by Ariel P 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yup...I didn't know the stats but I knew not everyone swears...TV likes to make fun of turrets in movies....I think that show "not another teen movie" had a cheerleader with turrets.(for example)
2006-12-25 09:39:14 · answer #5 · answered by steve 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, I didn't know. This is a very unfortunate illness that has
people that don't understand the disease, afraid of these people.
People need to know more about it, so they can understand it.
2006-12-25 09:37:53 · answer #6 · answered by Kerilyn 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I saw a show on tv about tourrets, its very sad what they have to live through
2006-12-25 09:34:50 · answer #7 · answered by Trevor159 I 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yea actually i did know that..i took abnormal psych last semester and we learned that...they tend to over dramatize disorders ...like in "A Beautiful Mind"..great movie but schizophrenia isn't actually like how they portrayed it.
2006-12-25 09:35:51 · answer #8 · answered by Kimmie B 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
yes I did hollywood does that because it sells more tickets
2006-12-25 09:34:27 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'll go you one better......I think that the cussing is totally controllable in the person!! They just do it because they WANT to.
2006-12-25 09:36:01 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋