#as a person with tourettes

[sp3ctrum-int3rn3t]

shhhhhhh don't tell anyone i like tmf oh wait fuck

[worms-in-my-brain]

People with psychotic disorders are neurodivergent too.

People with personality disorders are neurodivergent too.

People with substance abuse disorders are neurodivergent too.

People with tic disorders are neurodivergent too.

People with bipolar disorder are neurodivergent too.

People with dissociative disorders are neurodivergent too.

Neurodivergence isn’t just ADHD, autism, anxiety, and depression. (Plus those last two also get left out sometimes!) Neurodivergence is anything that affects your brain.

“Neurodivergent people hate loud noises” is actually just as valid as a statement as “neurodivergent people have delusions,” “neurodivergent people have tics,” or even “neurodivergent people have low empathy.”

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fuck it. shout out to "high functioning" neurodivergents

the ones who can mask easily, the ones who can get social cues, the ones who have managed to go most of their life not even knowing they were ND because they didn't present as the stereotypical ND person.

the ones who can pay attention in class, understand social etiquette, who understand societial expectations

the ones who don't feel neurodivergent enough bc they don't struggle in the same ways/areas a lot of NDs do, or they can't relate to other NDs' experiences because they always understood these things easily

the ones with high empathy, the ones who DO get the joke, the ones who are constantly told that they can't possibly be neurodivergent because they don't act like what you'd expect a neurodivergent person to act like.

you are neurodivergent enough. you are valid, and so are your experiences. not struggling as much as others do in some places doesn't mean you dont struggle at all. your condition and diagnosis is valid. your symptoms are valid. YOU ARE VALID. not checking all the supposed boxes doesn't mean you aren't neurodivergent. you are enough. you are valid. you are loved. you are valued. you matter. you belong in neurodivergent spaces, you deserve to use whatever resources are available to you, you are allowed to take up space in these communities. and i am so, so proud of you.

feel free to, and actually, i encourage you to reblog this with your experiences. we belong in this community as much as anyone else. please also tag this w/ any neurodivergent conditions i may have forgotten 💙

since this is getting lots of notes I'd like to add, even if you're undiagnosed or maybe self diagnosed, for whatever reason, (i.e. can't get access to a diagnosis, not being taken seriously, or just not wanting an official diagnosis, etc.) this still applies to you. actually especially to you folks. don't think for a second you're not valid just bc you don't have the paperwork or whatever to say it

[dailydivergent]

Neurodivergent reminder: Overstimulation feels a lot like anxiety, and understimulation feels a lot like depression.

More importantly, you don't need to know which it is to practice self-care.

Self-caring anxiety and overstimulation looks the same:

Recognize you're feeling big feelings

Take as many deep breaths as your need to slow your mind

Identify what’s causing the feeling, whether sensory, environmental, or situational

Minimize that cause as much as possible immediately

Self-caring depression and understimulation looks the same:

Recognize you’re in need of stimulation

Turn on an interesting long-form video of some kind

Do some quick exercise like a walk or jumping jacks

Call a friend that'll let you infodump

If you're neurodivergent and easily get stuck on labelling things — I see you.

I'm here to remind you that you don't need to know what it is to take care of it in the meantime.

You can — will — figure it out later.

[pinkxcloudz]

"start unmasking your symptoms!" mfers when people with schizospec disorders, personality disorders, paranoia, tics and tourettes, OCD, PANDAS, and dissociative disorders unmask

[unicornsand]

Hey, listen here. Psst, down here.

Disability isn't a competition. You are not less or more disabled than another disabled individual. No one is "disabled enough." Saying that certain disabilities are not valid is ableism. You are not immune to ableism just because you're disabled.

If it affects your ability to do activities negatively, it's a disability.

Yes, this means chronic pain, yes this means joint pain, this means sensory issues, this means mental issues, this means brain damage, this means deformities, this mean developmental disabilities like ADHD, this means tic disorders and tics themselves, this means all disabilities. All disability is disabled enough.

[that-1-url]

so something I've noticed within a lot of fandoms is that people will post their "neurodivergent" headcanons. which is fine ofc, however when they say "neurodivergent" they are typically only referring to autism or ADHD. maaaayybbee ptsd if the character(s) are "traumatized enough" (by that I mean, there's typically one who everyone uwuifies and infantilizes because their trauma is most prominently on display within the media). a common headcanon that often fails to address the trauma of other characters, or that trauma doesn't always manifest itself as PTSD/C-PTSD.

point being, while there's nothing wrong with headcanoning characters with these (autism, adhd, ptsd), maybe...do research? branch out more? imagine how nice it would be if suddenly large amounts of people were not only educated about other lesser-known forms of neurodivergence (ocd, did, npd, bpd, aspd, schizotypal disorders, etc.) but destigmatized them by giving these headcanons to well-loved, popular characters (rather than the villains or antagonists, or even just less popular or even hated characters). (and hey, if you didn't know, schizophrenia and autism can present similarly)

(that being said please do research before you head canon something stigmatizing or ableist.)

it could pave the way for real, genuine, non-stigmatizing or demonizing representation.

and this could probably be a separate post but I wanted to include it here as well:

POC CHARACTERS CAN BE NEURODIVERGENT. POC CHARACTERS ARE ALSO AUTISTIC, ALSO HAVE ADHD, OCD, AND MORE!! STOP LEAVING THEM OUT, STOP ONLY HEADCANONING THE WHITE PROTAGONISTS AS AUTISTIC.

Thank you for coming to my TED talk, please feel free to add on

[it-is-only-a-novel]

Neurodivergent: a list

A list of those who are included under the "neurodivergent" label.

Applied Neurodiversity

Dyscalculia

Dysgraphia

Dyslexia

Dysnomia

Dyspraxia

Dissociative disorders

Depersonalization-derealization disorder (DpDr)

Dissociative amnesia

Dissociative identity disorder (DID)

Other specified dissociative disorder (OSDD)

Unspecified dissociative disorder

Eating disorders:

Anorexia nervosa

Avoidant restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID)

Binge-eating disorder

Bullimia nervosa

Pica

Mental illnesses:

Anxiety

Delusional disorder

Depression

Complex post-traumatic stress disorder (CPTSD)

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

Personality Disorders:

Cluster A:

Paranoid personality disorder

Schizoid personality disorder

Schizotypal personality disorder

Cluster B:

Antisocial personality disorder

Borderline personality disorder (BPD)

Histrionic personality disorder (HPD)

Narcissistic personality disorder (NPD)

Cluster C:

Avoidant personality disorder

Dependent personality disorder

Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder

Other:

Personality change due to another medical condition

Personality disorder not otherwise specified (PD-NOS)

personality disorder trait specified (PD-TS)

Tic disorder

Chronic motor or vocal tic disorder

Tourette syndrome

Transient tic disorder

other

Acquired Brain Injuries (ABI)

Angelmans Syndrome

Auditory processing disorder

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD)

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

Body integrity identity disorder (BIID)

Bipolar disorder

Depersonalization-derealization disorder (DPDR)

Down syndrome

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD)

Fragile X syndrome

Hyperlexia

Intellectual disability

Irlen Syndrome

Meares-Irlen Syndrome

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)

Obsessive love disorder (OLD)

Pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections (PANDAS)

Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS)

Prosopagnosia

Savant Syndrome

Schizophrenia

Synesthesia

Williams Syndrome/Williams Beuren Syndrome

This is by no means a full list.

If you: see that I'm missing something, or

want me to rephrase something, or

have a resource to share, or

have a suggestion for organizing the list

please let me know in the comments/rebloggs.

I'm autistic and I love making lists. I also hope it may help spread awareness about neurodivergent people!

I am not an expert. But I do believe that we should be careful to include people in the neurodivergent umbrella. We are stronger together.

Updated: 9/2/24

[didderd]

when u kiss his chipped eyebrow <333

[lifenconcepts]

Reminder that you have zero right to romanticise or joke about other people’s mental illnesses or disorders unless it is your own or the individual has condoned certain jokes.

[marzipanandminutiae]

The theory that Mozart had Tourette’s syndrome is just wild to me because the “evidence“ that he had coprolalia is so not how coprolalia works

Like yes let me just. Let me just fulfill my brain’s immediate and momentary impulse to write an entire canon called Lick My Ass, then write up the music and perform it with my friends at parties

Disvoluntarily

[narcissisticpdcultureis]

npd + aspd + tourette's culture is suppressing your tics because you have no diagnosis (yet, we're working on it!! Finally!!) but still letting people you're close to know you have tourette's because that makes me ✨ special ✨

And also when you do let your tics out, your hatred for humanity increasing when they react badly and "accidentally" "ticcing" a middle finger or an insult. Because fuck you that's why.

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[sammytics]

NOT A HATE POST; PURELY EDUCATIONAL

just saw someone use Functional Tics and Tourette’s interchangeably because their neurologist said they could

and it reminded me of how uneducated doctors are and how many studies need to be done

Right now, the main criteria for functional tics is being a young female with sudden onset of severe tics. Sometimes, these diagnoses are thrown at people without considering past hidden tics, the possibilities of PANS/PANDAS/Lyme, meds/drugs, or just plain organic based tic disorders.

While the difference between functional and organic tics is debated, and feels a bit stigmatizing to those of us with severe tourette’s, you do have to go through a year long period of having tics with Tourette’s, and many functional tic disorders are diagnosed soon after symptoms start; thus making it impossible to interchange with Tourette’s in the first place.

Functional tics are valid and a real diagnosis, but these are just some of my personal thoughts from years of being an advocate in the Tourette’s community and also being someone with FND.

I don’t believe functional tics and Tourette’s should be interchangeable because they are physiologically different and are treated in completely different ways. whereas functional tics may be treated by anti-depressants and therapy, organic tics may be treated by CBIT and non-stimulant adhd meds or meds like Abilify. They’re just really different in nature from what I’ve researched and been told. 🤷

I am not an expert, so take what I say as you want and do your own research 🫶

[specss00]

i feel like people don’t view tourette’s as a disability, and as more of a “mental illness” if by that you mean my brain doesn’t actually work correctly?? And that i literally have no control over what my body says or does sometimes?? Then yeah sure. And i see how they look at me when i say i’m disabled. Bruh i mentioned it at my table today and some mf WHIPPED around in his chair and gave me a look. Bitch???? if you’re not tourettic, shut the ✨fuck✨ up about whether or not it’s a disability.

(btw i’m not saying mental illnesses can’t be disabilities)

[ggreenkidd]

tourettes is not funny

tourettes is not cute

tourettes is not fake

my neck hurts

my head hurts

my arms hurt

my legs hurt

i have bruises on my limbs

i have welts on my head

i’m missing chunks of hair

i stop breathing until i lose consciousness

i have to leave the store if a passerby is whistling

i have to pass work to my coworkers when i have an attack

tourettes does not discriminate

tourettes is a disability

tourettes does not require swearing

i tic when i drive

i tic at work

i tic when i go grocery shopping

i tic when i go to concerts

i tic when i go to movies

i tic when i take ubers

i tic in restaurants

i tic while i sing

i tic while i talk

i tic while i try to fall asleep

i tic while i shower

i tic at funerals

you do not need not need to acknowledge my tics

you do not need to ask if i have tourettes (tics come with many other disorders)

you do not want to have tourettes

and neither do i

[waywardvoidpoetry]

the typo was completely planned trust me