Exploring the Mind: Seven Studies

How Tourettes can affect the ability of those with the condition to thrive in a social or family settings, to engage in work, and pursue a meaningful life.

Tourette's is seen as a disease and therefore usually looked at in a negative light, but as can be seen in the case studies presented by Dr. Oliver Sacks, it is not necessarily a burden or a restriction on a person's life, and those inflicted with it can actually find benefits from their condition. In a film on children who suffer from the disease, called I Have Tourette's, but Tourette's Doesn't Have Me it is easy to see that while the children may have difficulty in performing certain tasks, they all see themselves as a normal person who is not restricted by their condition. The degree to which a person suffers from Tourette's varies greatly and so this can effect how strongly an individual's life is influenced by the condition. Those with noticeable tics that play a large part in their daily activities do experience how this can limit their ability to thrive socially when those around them do not understand the condition. However, outside of being socially excluded and having trouble focusing and staying still during certain times and with certain tics, Tourette's does not take away a persons ability to peruse a meaningful life and perform certain tasks. Children feel bad, even though they know they cannot stop it, many of them feel self conscious about the tics they have, such as a little girl who swears but feels terrible when she does it in an interview about her condition.

 

 

 

 

 

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