{"id":3877,"date":"2014-10-01T07:30:27","date_gmt":"2014-10-01T11:30:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/njcts.org\/tsparents\/?p=3877"},"modified":"2014-10-01T07:30:27","modified_gmt":"2014-10-01T11:30:27","slug":"ways-to-support-a-friend-with-tourette-part-6-talk-normally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/njcts.org\/tsparents\/ways-to-support-a-friend-with-tourette-part-6-talk-normally\/","title":{"rendered":"Ways to Support a Friend with Tourette, Part 6: Talk normally"},"content":{"rendered":"
ourette 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 last of 6 ways to love on your friends with the neurological disorder,\u00a0Tourette Syndrome (TS)<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0as told by someoneone with Tourette:<\/p>\n If You\u2019re Close to Someone with Tourette\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n I know they can be distracting, but sometimes, a normal conversation is something your friend might be dying to have. And yet, think about how hard it would be to carry on a conversation with people in the general public when your body is constantly interrupting you.<\/p>\n What Counts in the End<\/strong><\/p>\n Remember, your friend with Tourette is fighting battles on multiple fronts:<\/p>\n Chances are, if he knows others believe in him, the more likely he is to believe in himself. The chance to be this kind of support is tremendous, and if you have the chance to share it with someone with Tourette, I can assure you it\u2019ll be a gift to both of you. It will require gentle words, patience, and time, and it won\u2019t be easy.<\/p>\n But maybe you can be that star to someone. Maybe you can be the love of Christ shining into his life. And in doing so, you just might change the course of his life.<\/p>\n Have you ever been able to give this kind of support to someone with Tourette? Has someone ever shown this kind of love to you? Do you have any suggestions to add? If you do, please share them in the Comment Box below. Also, don\u2019t forget that if you\u00a0sign up for my weekly email newsletter<\/a><\/strong>, you\u2019ll get resources I don\u2019t include\u00a0in my posts. Also, you\u2019ll get a\u00a0\u201cthank you\u201d gift in return for signing up!\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
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