TS Synopsis Handout for School and Others
Question:
On Thu, 24 Jan 2002 06:18:29 GMT, Randall Bart <Barti…@att.spam.net> wrote: >’Twas 23 Jan 2002 14:59:54 -0800 when all alt.support.tourette stood in awe >as jae…@yahoo.com (zoegte) uttered: >>Tourette Syndrome (TS) is a nervous system disorder >I don’t like the word "disorder"; I prefer "condition".
iI don’t know if you’re thinking in the same direction, but i’m not too keen on the word "random", either. they both merely describe human states of mind.
Response:
‘Twas 23 Jan 2002 14:59:54 -0800 when all alt.support.tourette stood in awe as jae…@yahoo.com (zoegte) uttered: >Tourette Syndrome (TS) is a nervous system disorder
I don’t like the word "disorder"; I prefer "condition". >The expression of tics is unlimited and unique to each person.
The word "unlimited" doesn’t work in this sentence. The way you’ve worded this, it implies an unlimited amount of tics, when you mean an unlimited variety. You could say "the variety of tics is unlimited", but leaving out the word "expression" loses something. "The variety of expressions of tics" is accurate but awkward. >Complex verbal tics are often triggered by a completely unrelated >thought and do not represent what the person is thinking about.
The problem with this statement is that tics usually _are_ related to what the person is thinking about, though it may be many step removed from the stimulus. >Repressing tics is difficult and only increases the tension making the >tics come out worse later.
I would toss the word "often" in there. >Most of the time in situations where it would be socially >inappropriate for certain tics the person with TS will not have any >tics or ones that are not disturbing, but as soon as they move to a >less restricted environment they will often experience a major tic >bout.
Well that’s how it is for me, but others have less control. Are you trying to write something about you, or about Tourette Syndrome in general? — RB |
