A lot of people in the disability community are talking about what life after the pandemic might look like for us. Yes, everyone wants to know what it will look like around masking, “vaccination passports”, traveling, etc. but the burning…
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Disability and Accommodation
This is an unplanned follow up on my last blog post about employment and disability. Today I was surfing the internet and came across this tweet from user @stephshantz (Steph Shantz): “I had two people tell me today that if…
My Thoughts on Seeking Employment with Disability
I have touched on this topic in relation to Tourette syndrome and disclosure in THIS POST but I wanted to write a more in-depth post about employment and disability in general. In 2017, Statistics Canada completed a survey that found…
E-bikes and why I think they should not just be banned
I am seeing a lot of news articles around e-bikes and how they are being banned in cities both in Canada and the USA, and every time I see one of those articles it breaks my heart a little bit…
Does having Tourette Syndrome affect your relationship?
In one word, yes. Tourette Syndrome is not something you can pretend does not exist. For most of us, it is quite difficult to hide, which means our loved ones, friends, co-workers, etc. also experience our TS, though one step…
Do you suppress your tics?
Great question, and I have talked about this in some of my other posts, but it is a common question, so it never hurts to refresh this! Personally, I choose to try and not suppress my tics. Suppressing tics is…
What to do when a medical professional does not fully understand TS?
Those of us with TS know that often the medical community knows extraordinarily little about Tourette Syndrome unless it is their specialty. Misinformation floats around the medical community, which is brutal because everyone believes doctors/therapists/healers, right? So, let’s say you…
Tourette Syndrome and Music
I was recently asked some great questions about Tourette Syndrome, as well as TS comorbids and the impact that music has on them. I thought I would share the responses here because it is great information to have. I am…
Day 16: Tourette Awareness 2020
The amusing side of Tourette Syndrome We have talked a little bit about when it is ok and when it is not ok to joke about TS. We have talked about serious challenges and what it is like to live…
Day 15: Tourette Awareness 2020
Bullying A friend posted on Instagram about being bullied by a fully gown, 50-something-year old woman yesterday. She disagreed with something he said and reacted by making fun of him and his Tourette Syndrome. Immediately he turned that into a…