{"id":3873,"date":"2014-09-25T07:30:06","date_gmt":"2014-09-25T11:30:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/njcts.org\/tsparents\/?p=3873"},"modified":"2014-09-25T07:30:06","modified_gmt":"2014-09-25T11:30:06","slug":"ways-to-support-a-friend-with-tourette-part-4-dont-point-out-tics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/njcts.org\/tsparents\/ways-to-support-a-friend-with-tourette-part-4-dont-point-out-tics\/","title":{"rendered":"Ways to Support a Friend with Tourette, Part 4: Don’t point out tics"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tourette Syndrome is a two-sided coin. One side is that of the individual with the disorder, the point of view from which he sees the world. Then there\u2019s the other side, the perspective of all those who are close to that individual.<\/p>\n

Tourette can be an awkward thing to talk about. It\u2019s gotten easier for me as the years go by, but when I was younger, it was the last thing I wanted to admit to myself, let alone other people. And yet, sometimes it\u2019s just the elephant in the room, something you can\u2019t\u00a0just ignore. As a friend, it\u2019s important to know how to address your friend\u2019s Tourette delicately\u00a0and<\/em>\u00a0honestly. It can strengthen your friendship, and it can build your friend like little else can.<\/p>\n

Here is the fourth\u00a0of 6 ways to love on your friends with the neurological disorder,\u00a0Tourette Syndrome (TS)<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0as told by someoneone with Tourette:<\/p>\n

\"6Waystosupportyourfriendwithts\"<\/a><\/p>\n

If You\u2019re Close to Someone with Tourette\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Dontpointoutnewtics\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Believe me, your friend is probably very aware of his or her new tic, and probably isn\u2019t very happy with its arrival. Pointing out a new tic is like saying, \u201cLook, Buddy! You\u2019re doing a\u00a0new\u00a0<\/em>weird thing!\u201d Instead of being grateful, your friend will probably just get irritated. Believe me, this is not the way to start a conversation.<\/p>\n

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