Growing Up with Tourettes

[@mlp221]

the kid in the purple shirt with glasses makes me smile so big, his confidence & outlook on life is beautiful I love him

[@sarahjaneholley3237]

The boy in the purple top is brilliant! I will wait to see him on the stage! Thanks for creating this, its going to make a big difference when working with people who have tourettes.

[@barbaraintihar1114]

I think you are pretty cool!!! Thank you for being brave enough to share and kind enough to help others!

[@westonscampbell]

I was diagnosed with Tourettes when I was 6 years old. I'm now 33 years old. I consider my tics to be very minor compared to some others who also have the condition. It started with shrugging my shoulders, rubbing my shoulders against my neck, very quick and short horizontal shaking of my head, excessive blinking, small & quiet throat sounds as if clearing my throat or coughing. I can also think of other things, not necessarily tics, but I think they are related. If my shoes are too tight and restricting my toe movement, where i can't wiggle my toes, it will literally bug me the same way tourettes does where you feel like the urge keeps building until you perform a certain action. As I went into adulthood, I realized one day that a lot of the tics I had earlier in life were non-existent. I had forgotten about some of the tics because I stopped doing them at some point in life and never thought about it much. The only tics I still carry with me is the head shaking, blinking, and tiny bit of the shoulder shrugging. I think it's so minimal that I know I'm doing it, but others do not. So many times I tell people I have tourettes and they say they would have never known because they never noticed my tics. My girlfriend notices the head-shaking if we're lying in bed to sleep, I sometimes keep shaking my head. The more stressed I am or tense, DEFINITELY affects the magnitude of the tics and number of occurrences within a time-frame. My tics used to bother me when I was young, but as an adult I've learned to live with them. They are part of who I am. As weird as it may be, I kind of like having something that many of the people I socialize with don't have. I like to share with them that I have tourettes and see what they think. Most always, as I stated earlier, they never even notice. I don't mean for that to offend anyone... I know that many people with tourettes have a difficult life and I'm lucky to have one of the milder cases. I can't understand or explain it really... I guess it makes me feel more unique? Last thing is I remember several of my family members, such as an uncle, and a distant cousin exhibiting tics. My uncle to this very day has a grunting tic sound that is very noticeable and he's had it for as long as I can remember. And my cousin who "rocks" back and forth a lot while sitting. I can't say these are related to tourettes because I do not know... Maybe someone out there has a similar backstory and will find this story interesting.

[@KLGREENALL]

This was amazing thank you so much- my son is really struggling with his Tourette’s when it comes to other people/school. He is only 9 .. I would love for him to build confidence around his tics. Interesting you both mentioned the pig sound because that’s one of my sons. X

[@rmccoasters]

I cant believe this Casper as a kid was my idol joe sugg and the whole gang and to find out he has the same illness as me makes me feel so happy that someone I idolized can still make it and have a very good job I love this thank you for sharing

[@Staypuft1981]

Girl is wise, suppression can be practiced. Exercise, nutrition, response prevention, etc.

[@SuperTzippy]

I like the kid that said he says Thank you.. hehe i do thag too.. i have tics, no vocal but alot of moving the muscles internally.. i just flow with it and if peiple ask i just explain.. for me it can be tiring.. but i try to breathe and be calm, then theyre nich more subtle.. GD bless us alll..

[@justicefreeman6930]

My son is 18. As a dad I couldn’t be any more proud of who he is.. He has done amazing in school. He is the definition of the word gentleman. His heart is purer that Lancelot. I believe he is the best of humanity. I’m not worried about his future. I know he will do great things in this world. I’m worried about him meeting a nice young lady. Like he will be graduating this year. He is starting to think about girls in a dating way. I can only offer advice. Now, I just need advice. Any help?

[@xcmoorex241]

Sorry for the late reply, but I just turned 19 so me and your son are around the same age.. I have tics (waiting for a TS diagnosis) so I get it. To be honest there isn’t much you can do, just constantly reassure him that his tics don’t define him… he is his own person and tics are just another part of life, he will find people who aren’t nice about it all but he will also find people who are so nice and couldn’t care less about his tics, they’ll love him for him and tics and all :)

[@strawbubbz1778]

This is wholesome

[@Skullxts142]

I have touretts

[@strawbubbz1778]

@@Skullxts142 alright

[@KiraCookies]

I remember Caspar from 2012 youtube and it wasn't until around this video 4 years ago that I actually found out he had TS. I was diagnosed sometime around 2013 so yeah! weird coincidences.

[@aimeesmith7846]

It nice to see there are other people like me 🥺

[@ifelt_thatenergy4610]

I do the exact.. & to the t.... the same thing as you while I am stretching my arms out. It’s usually both arms I have to do at the same time and it sometimes looks like I’m mocking a bodybuilder or like “look at my beach ball” but it sometimes is painful because it feels so sore

[@lottied1356]

omg i didnt know casper even had TS 🥺