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« on: 25 July 2009, 00:01:40 »
If people who suffer from this had never heard a swear word would they have the problem?
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Re: TOURETTES
« Reply #1 on: 25 July 2009, 00:10:33 »
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If people who suffer from this had never heard a swear word would they have the problem?
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Sufferers don't have to swear.......... :)
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« Reply #2 on: 25 July 2009, 00:20:13 »
Vamps,
I apologise for my misunderstanding of this problem.
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« Reply #3 on: 25 July 2009, 07:35:23 »
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Vamps,
I apologise for my misunderstanding of this problem.
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I think Cleggy is thinking along the same lines as I 1st did.  When I 1st became aware of Tourettes it was because of the guy on Big Brother.  When his problems were 1st explained it was put in a way that eveytime the problem manifested it forced him to swear.

I went on to have a chat with an Avid BB viewer who still believed the above to be fact.  So I pointed out that when he was on a childrens progrem and suffered from Tourettes then why didnt a swear word pop out?
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« Reply #4 on: 25 July 2009, 10:00:43 »
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If people who suffer from this had never heard a swear word would they have the problem?
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Sufferers don't have to swear.......... :)
Indeed.
In fact, only a few small percentage of those afflicted actually swear
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« Reply #5 on: 25 July 2009, 10:09:14 »
Sufferers mainly have involuntary spasms, a very small minority have a swearing problem  ;)
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« Reply #6 on: 25 July 2009, 15:13:19 »
The wife has two kids in her school who have been diagnosed. One of them has a facial tic and there other is a bit more severe with the whole body going into spasm. No outbursts of swearing though.
They were getting a really hard time from the other kids so the missus arranged a group meeting so that they could explain what was happening. It was difficult at first but, encouraged by their peers, they told the other kids what it was like. Some of them were reduced to tears and all seems OK for now.
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« Reply #7 on: 25 July 2009, 15:23:35 »
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The wife has two kids in her school who have been diagnosed. One of them has a facial tic and there other is a bit more severe with the whole body going into spasm. No outbursts of swearing though.
They were getting a really hard time from the other kids so the missus arranged a group meeting so that they could explain what was happening. It was difficult at first but, encouraged by their peers, they told the other kids what it was like. Some of them were reduced to tears and all seems OK for now.


That was wonderful work by your wife STMO! :y :y :y :y

It is always the answer to educate, even the very young, on any human condition so the ignorance factor is removed and they can fully understand it is something not to fear, but to assist in if they can. 8-) 8-) 8-) 8-)

Especially with youngsters it is amazing how they can accept and understand such things, before the preconceptions creep in that handicap adults understanding of certain conditions.  Hopefully it will make for far more "rounded" adults for the future which will create far less misunderstandings;) ;) ;)
« Last Edit: 25 July 2009, 15:24:53 by Lizzie_Zoom »
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« Reply #8 on: 25 July 2009, 15:30:46 »
My son has aspergers and I am dreading him going to secondary school. He is in year 6 in September so it is still a year away. He has come through primary school with the same cohort so they have known him since they were 4 years old.
They know him almost as well as I do. They care for him and protect him. They didn't need educating, they just didn't have time to develop any preconceptions before they met him and accept him for what he is.

I'd like to think that will be the same next year but......... :(
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« Reply #9 on: 25 July 2009, 15:42:36 »
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My son has aspergers and I am dreading him going to secondary school. He is in year 6 in September so it is still a year away. He has come through primary school with the same cohort so they have known him since they were 4 years old.
They know him almost as well as I do. They care for him and protect him. They didn't need educating, they just didn't have time to develop any preconceptions before they met him and accept him for what he is.

I'd like to think that will be the same next year but......... :(


I like to think STMO that schools now are far better prepared for children who require special assistance than certainly it was in my day.

My 5 year old 'adopted' grandson has severe autism and currently goes to a  special school to, hopefully, prepare him for future 'standard' schooling.  I am aware that if he had been at school with me when I was young no allowance would have been made for him, because no one had recognised this condition, along with dyslexia and many others, let alone deciding how to work with it! :( :( :(

So I think your son having aspergers will be accommodated for, with also his peers having a far greater understanding of his and others conditions than my contempories who's insults and language was awful, led of course by the ignorance of the teachers and adults of those dark days!! >:( >:( >:(

Anyway, hope all goes well STMO! :y :y :y :y

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« Reply #10 on: 25 July 2009, 16:06:36 »
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My son has aspergers and I am dreading him going to secondary school. He is in year 6 in September so it is still a year away. He has come through primary school with the same cohort so they have known him since they were 4 years old.
They know him almost as well as I do. They care for him and protect him. They didn't need educating, they just didn't have time to develop any preconceptions before they met him and accept him for what he is.

I'd like to think that will be the same next year but......... :(

My kid brother, who also has aspergers, has coped well enough with secondary school. He was issued with a special care worker and seems to have managed OK. Trouble is, my mum has let him get away with murder for a quiet life and he's a right little soandso!

Aspergers, coupled with the teenage years, made him a proper brat! Although I see very little because I won't stand for it :y :y
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« Reply #11 on: 25 July 2009, 20:22:59 »
Our son has 'high functioning autism' (not diagnosed as aspergers due to a technicality) and has just completed his first year in mainstream school. He has had a 1:1 support worker to help him and has come on leaps and bounds. His peer group are fantastic with him and look after him, he has grown through pre-school with them so they have been aware of his problems but have accepted and dealt with them. I really believe children should be educated from a young age about differences in people so that they are aware and accepting.
Our son is 5 and has grown up aware of differences in people, recently he was accused of racism because he 'looked' at a coloured girl in school. The father of the child doesnt have very good english and I struggled to get to the bottom of the situation. After discussion with the head it transpired that the girl in question is sensitive about her colour. In my eyes this just re-inforces that children need to be educated into accepting difference. When asked, H hadnt a clue that her colour made her different, its just how she is.
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