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Hi. My name is Ally. I have Tourette's, Autism, Selective Mutism, OCD, Dyspraxia, Anxiety, Depression and Sensory Processing Disorder. My goal for this blog is to raise awareness of conditions like mine. Some of these conditions have little to no awareness, others have major misconceptions regarding them. Let's change that...

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So you wish you had Tourette's?

Tourette's is one of those conditions that everybody says they want. "I could swear whenever I want", "if I mess up, I can just say it...

Tourette's Speech

For my English A-Level class, I have to write a 3-4 minute speech on a subject I am passionate about. Of course, I chose disability...

Move for Tourette's

Tourette's is a neurological condition that causes a person to make involuntary sounds and movements called tics. June 7th is...

Move for Tourette's 2020

For international Tourette's awareness day (7th June), I am participating in Tourette's Action's "Move for Tourette's" campaign. For my...

Faking Tourette’s?

Tourette’s is a difficult condition to live with. One thing that makes it even more challenging is the opinion that some of us are faking...

2 Years of Tourette's

Today marks my two-year tic anniversary. Two years ago, I developed what would soon be diagnosed as Tourette’s Syndrome. There are many...

What Tourette's has taught me

In the grand scheme of things, I haven’t had Tourette’s for long. However, it has already changed my life in so many ways. I know it...

Stewart Francis - Tourette's at a comedy show

The other night I went to a comedy show – Stewart Francis, Into the Punset. The show was really good, but unfortunately my tourette’s...

I was oblivious...

Two years ago, I was oblivious to what people with Tourette’s had to deal with on a day to day basis. I simply thought, like many others...

What is a Tic?

A tic is an involuntary repeated movement or sound. They can occur in any part of the body and they are split into two categories - motor...

Don't Blink!

I’m going to ask you to try something for me. Try not to blink. Hold it. Keep your eyes open. You really want to blink now don’t you?...

What does Tourette's feel like?

In 2016, a youtuber called Jamie Sanders did a video titled ‘What Does Having Tourette's Feel Like? | 20 Answers’. His examples were...

I can't control it

The other day I was in A&E. The nurse, knowing I have Tourette’s, told me to keep it down because someone in the waiting room had a...

What is Tourette's? My perspective

Tourette’s isn’t what you think it is. It isn’t just swearing. It isn’t shouting random profanities or insulting those around you. It...

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