So my parents noticed my tics when I was around 6 or 7 years old. They were small movements and sounds, nothing that really has a big effect on me. They knew what it was because my dad is diagnosed with tourette syndrome. When I was 13 or 14 they started to get worse and more noticable and I began to push for a diagnosis. We consulted with my gp and I was referred to a behavioral specialist but then we never followed up with it. I'm 17 now and have been trying to figure out a way to explain my tics to people at school and teachers and stuff but I get so embarrassed and I don't know what I can or can't say without a diagnosis. I feel like I've just been faking this for like ten years. Any advice would be great 😂
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I'm in highschool (aka secondary I think?), and I developed tics over a year ago, but I've had stress induced tics for a long time. I'm now pushing for a diagnosis, but it's hard to get an appointment with the neuropsych specialists. If someone asks (or more commonly, is being rude about it) when I'm ticcing, I just tell them I have tics, sometimes I'll say functional tics, even though it's not as accurate but it makes it seem more formal. If they don't know what that is, I explain it. Also, if you have a pin or lanyard that says, "I have Tourettes/tics", that can be more helpful to people because sometimes they feel rude asking. If it's a classmate you sit by that's being rude, I'd just talk to the teacher and explain the situation, I just ask to move usually.
I also recently developed tics in secondary school. I am quite good at covering the rude ones up, and the teachers dont seem to mind the not rude ones, so its not too bad, but i am worried for when I am not able to cover them up, or during an exam. Any advice? My parents dont really know and they would only be angry so I can't go to them
Well I can't give advice but kind of relate I'm at secondary school and recently developed tics the hardest part is explanation good luck