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I have Tourette's. Get over it. | Analise and Robyn Twemlow | TEDxChristchurch
Tics aren't a choice, and pity isn't what's needed. Understanding is.
Who it's for
Much of the distress around Tourette syndrome comes from other people's reactions: staring, assumptions that tics are deliberate, and pity.
Angry→Empowered
Feelings it meets
What it is
A talk given at TEDxChristchurch 2015 by Analise Twemlow and her mother, Robyn Twemlow. Analise has Tourette syndrome, and Robyn founded the Tourette's Association New Zealand. In the talk, as Tourettes Action describes it, they argue that Tourette syndrome should be recognised as a disability in New Zealand and that treatment should be made available on that basis.
Where to find it
YouTube, TEDx Talks channel (free). Also embedded in Tourettes Action's online resource library.
Before you start
Age: Ages 12+
For nonconformity the world whips you with its displeasure.Ralph Waldo Emerson, Essays: First Series, “Self-Reliance”
