With each passing day I am getting more comfortable with my deafness, I certainly wouldn't swap it now!
Are there any documented cases of a deaf person having Tourette's and expressing the twitches/outbursts in ASL?
I have a mild case of TS, nothing like cursing. A lot of people often think that TS involve cursing, but it's actually a rare case. It's mainly tics and twitches, sometimes verbal like grunting or humming.
When I was younger, I shook my head constantly. My TS symptoms are getting less and less now, thank god. I have a hearing friend who has TS and he does a funky thing with his arms and shakes his head violently.
Wish this poll had the option for deaf people who already have TS.
But never anything that resulted in you involuntarily signing in ASL?
Nope. And I've never seen a deaf person with TS involuntarily sign in ASL. Don't think it's even possible.
Am I the only one who finds this idea offensive?
People with Tourette's suffer terribly; just like the Deaf do. It's no better. Be thankful for what you have, guys. It could always be worse.
Are there any documented cases of a deaf person having Tourette's and expressing the twitches/outbursts in ASL?
Would you swap your deafness for tourettes?
Personally I wouldn't!
Here's an interesting video: (justifiable bad language)
YouTube - Teenage Tourette's Camp
I did watch the video but OB, I didn't think it served me to answer the question..for me, it <original post> was an insensitive thing to ask.
The video also does show the more extreme examples of symptoms of TS, not necessarily representative of what is possible with Tourette's.
But I also don't think I can group all people with TS as suffering terribly, the same way I don't group all d/Deaf people as suffering terribly.
good question but not quite possible since ASL and Spoken Language functioned differently in brain.