Hi my name is Adam Farris. I have Tourette Syndrome but Tourette Syndrome does not have me. I was diagnosed with Tourette's syndrome at the age of 6. And I am 33 years old now. In my teenage years my Tourette's was out of control. I had loud hooting and shouting noises. When I asked my parents if I could go out to public places and to movie theaters to dinner and restaurants they said yes.These noises are called tics. Whenever someone or a customer of a business for example ask me about the noises or made a rude comment I would just explain to them this is what I am and this is what I have. If they would like to go somewhere else than they can but I am staying here and enjoying my food or my movie. Tourette Syndrome has affected me in many ways. One of my former doctors put me on a lot of high-dose anti-psychotic medications for a long time which then made me like a zombie pretty much throughout the day. I was sleeping too much and was not able to concentrate because of the medications I was on. Eventually this made my hands shake really badly. We switched doctors and my doctor now is really great.! He helps me out with my shakiness in my arms and my head by giving me a very very small shot of Botox (yes the kind you get for wrinkles but not exactly) every three months. This has actually helped with the shakiness in my hands. I also work at a retail store here in Houston Texas as cashier. Sometimes you may see me struggling at work. I may ask you to help me out with bagging or help me bag the breakable items. Please respect my request as this can be hard for me to accomplish due to my shakiness in my hands.
FYI You Are Not Alone if you are an individual with Tourette syndrome there are support groups and other similar groups that you can join. do not feel left out, and don't allow anyone to keep you isolated
According to the CDC https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/tourette/facts.html
Tourette Syndrome (TS) is a condition of the nervous system. TS causes people to have “tics”.Tics are sudden twitches, movements, or sounds that people do repeatedly. People who have tics cannot stop their body from doing these things. For example, a person might keep blinking over and over. Or, a person might make a grunting sound unwillingly.Having tics is a little bit like having hiccups. Even though you might not want to hiccup, your body does it anyway. Sometimes people can stop themselves from doing a certain tic for a while, but it’s hard. Eventually the person has to do the tic. There are several ways that you may help out with Tourette syndrome and Tourette Syndrome awareness
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