Inkara's Internet - Tourette's Syndrome

Didn't think so. But he does.

This is a picture of me when I was three. That was almost 14 years ago. Back then I didn't know I had Tourette's Syndrome.

In fact, I had no symptoms that anyone really noticed until about the third grade. I wasn't diagnosed until fifth grade, and even now, nobody knows I have it unless I tell them. Why? Mainly because I don't go around screaming offensive stuff--at least not unmotivated :o)--like everyone thinks all Tourette's patients do. Coprolalia is the official term for that. I don't have that part of Tourette's, and neither do another two-thirds of my fellow TS patients.

I actually have a pretty light case of the affliction. It's sometimes combined with Attention Deficit Disorder, but not in my case. No coprolalia here, either. My main problem is "simple motor tics" and a few "complex motor tics," and now and then some "simple vocal tics." If you don't know what a tic is I have set up a FAQ page to give you the scoop on that and more. But, rest assured, tics will NOT give you Lyme Disease.

Other parts of the site: I have the site broken up into parts instead of just one big page that takes a year to download. See, TS patients are nice people after all. :o) Overview of the disease
A quick look at what this disease is and what it does.
Just the FAQ's, ma'am
Frequently asked questions on Tourette's Syndrome, of me, and of other things surrounding TS.
My Tourette's Story
All you ever wanted to know about how I found out I have this and my life since.
Notable tics
A description of some of the many tics I've had, to give you better insight into them.
Other Tourette's Syndrome sites
No, this isn't the only site out there. Maybe another one has something that I forgot.

Hopefully this web site will be of some help to you. If not, please don't flame me over the email. That would be mean. You're not mean, are you?

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since I started counting. My main web site: Inkara's Internet email: aaron@tcsn.net