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Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Tourettes and Coprolalia

Despite the popularity of an aspect of Tourette Syndrome that causes it's "recipients" to blurt curse words at any time and place, Coprolalia (as it's proper tittle) is only had by a small percentage (15-20%) of theTourette population. TV shows, movies and youtube have brought this symptom to the public eye/ear creating millions of curious folks. Shows like LA Law, Deuce Bigalo, Tourette Guy and South Park have all presented both a humorous and candid treatment of this unusual aspect of Tourette.      
As one who has lived with Tourettes for close to 40 years and experienced having Coprolalia as a child and now slightly as an adult,  I want to assure you that it can be both funny and challenging. In this video interview I talk about an alternative approach to this issue:

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