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If you have coprolalia, I love you. I know the world treats people with coprolalia either as a joke, or a danger, or a bad person on a moral level, and people with coprolalia deserve so much better. Y'all are all great, and if people treat you like you're not, eat them they need to fix their hearts or die.
Coprolalia isn't exclusive to tic disorders, and this post isn't solely for those with tic disorders. If you have coprolalia, you're included in this :3
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So the reason I'm going insane and feel like I'm dying is because I have akathisia. That actually explains a lot. Thank fuck i have a drs appointment tmrw and someone to drive me
This is for a project that I have so please don't skew the results.
Do you know anyone with a movement disorder? (Example: Parkinsons, tourette syndrome, etc)
Answers:
- Yes, I know a friend who has a movement disorder
- Yes, I know a family member who has a movement disorder
- Yes, I have a movement disorder
- No, I don't know anyone
Do you know anyone with a movement disorder? (Example: Parkinsons, tourette syndrome, etc)
Yes, I know a friend who has a movement disorder
Yes, I know a family member who has a movement disorder
Yes, I have a movement disorder
No, I don't know anyone
One of the funnier things about having FND is that I can tell when I’m about to have a pseudo seizure and I usually have time to prepare. So I go find my knee braces and grab a pillow and put on some chapstick and then get on the floor to writhe around like a fish out of water. Just, hmmm I should run to the bathroom first, where’s my water, should I listen to a podcast. Ok now I can’t get up for half an hour.
september is dystonia awareness month!
dystonia is a group of movement disorders that occurs when nerves in certain muscles are too active. this causes these muscles to contract involuntarily. these contractions can cause parts of the body to be held in uncomfortable positions and can cause muscle spasms.
dystonia can have a few different causes, ranging from genetic to a side effect of certain medications, like antipsychotics. depending on the cause treatment options for it can be certain medications (anticholinergics, muscle relaxants, or dopamine promoters), physical therapy, botox injections to paralyze the overactive nerves, or a combination of those treatments.
some people find sensory tricks useful to help calm their symptoms down. as an example i get muscle spasms on the right side of my face, and having something touching my head calms them down. i wear band-aids on my face due to this. the sensory tricks that someone finds useful can vary depending on the type of dystonia as well.
to help spread awareness you can wear blue during the month of september. certain landmarks and buildings in the US will be illuminated with blue lights on specific dates to raise awareness as well. you can find out the dates through this link.
you can also help out by donating to the dystonia medical research foundation if you have the funds for it. and if you're someone who has dystonia you can also sign up to be a brain donor through them.
i hope everyone has a good september!
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Two autistic people could have the exact same motor challenges and each make different decisions about what is “good enough” for them.
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"Part of providing respectful and affirming support for autistic people with motor challenges (and anyone experiencing physical disability, really) is giving people autonomy over their bodies. One piece of this is giving people autonomy in choosing what aspects of their movement or motor skills they would like to change or seek support for, and what aspects of their movement they feel are “good enough.” Many of us as autistic people experience some degree of motor developmental disability at some point in our life. It’s not uncommon for autistic folks to need to reflect on what they feel “good enough” motor function might wind up looking like for themselves, given their individual circumstances. A 2023 study by Gowen et al. explored the perspectives of autistic adults with coordination challenges and highlighted some of the factors that might influence people in deciding what is “good enough” movement for them. Many autistic adults who experience coordination challenges have never received formal support for their motor disability, and wish they had been able to access support, as coordination challenges can affect many domains of our lives. We often are motivated to work hard at developing the movement skills that are meaningful to us, even when our coordination difficulties make it so that we need to spend much more time practicing a movement than the average person might. With enough practice, we often can and do improve our motor skills. But for many of us, there can be certain activities that always remain challenging, even after extensive practice. So, what do we do when that situation arises? As the participants in the study shared, we learn ways of coping and working with the movement that we have. Essentially, we often wind up needing to accept that certain aspects of our motor function are “good enough”, and find alternative ways of doing what we want and need to do."
Free Educational Textbook on Tourettes Syndrome
((I tried to include ones that focused mainly on recent and/or relevent and well grouped studies))
((I will be posting google docs of my shortened notes on these textbooks over the course of the next few weeks, in case these books are a bit Too Much to try and read))
Advances in the Neurochemistry and Neuropharmacology of Tourette Syndrome (2013) *(My shortened Notes)*
Canadian Guidelines for the Evidence Based Treatment of Tourette Syndrome (2012)
Sensory Dysfunction in Children with Tourette Syndrome (2015)
Differential Diagnosis of Movement Disorders in Clinical Practice (2014)
-These ones aren’t solely about TS but definitely talk about it and the related disorders-
Hyperkinetic Movement Disorders (2011)
Movement Disorder Genetics (2015)
Handbook on Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders (2015)
Functional Neurological Disorders (2016)
*I’ll add more as I read more and have more notes!!
Many of us have been told that our symptoms are intentional misbehaviour, perhaps being called “lazy” or “attention-seeking.”
It wasn’t explained to us that some of our behaviours are characteristic of neurological differences affecting movement.
I think that understanding “autism” as a sensory-movement disability, rather than as a social disability, might help autistic people to not only better understand ourselves, but to better understand other autistic people.
This makes us better equipped to provide advice to parents and professionals.
Repetitive motor actions e.g., Tapping, touching, grimacing
Rhythmical, cyclical movements e.g., Rocking, shrugging, squinting, pouting
Lack of initiation Requires prompts and cues to perform
Difficulty imitating others’ actions Both immediate and delayed motor imitation difficulties
Echophenomena Mimesis; elaborate copying of others’ actions – verbal and/or motor
Immobility Remains fixed and inert in position and posture for extended time periods
Withdrawal Isolates self away from focal activity and others
Grimacing Facial/oral-motor movements
Stereotypies Repetitive movement of the hands, limbs, extremities, and whole body
Aversion Of eye gaze and attention to others
Negativism Oppositional actions elicited with passive movement and overall behaviour
Automatic obedience; suggestibility Extreme compliance in response to verbal suggestion and environmental cues
Rigidity Muscles rigid to passive movement
BradykinesiaSlowness of movements, feebleness
Tremor Essential, intentional, rest, postural, etc.
Forced grasping Of another’s hands, wrists, etc., or items in the environment
Akinesia Marked absence of action and movements
Akathisia Motor restlessness, moves about but not goal-oriented
Ataxia Loss of coordination in motor action execution
Perseveration Motor or other repeated behaviour after being elicited an initial stimulus
Ambitendency Appears “stuck” in indecisive, hesitant movements
Tics Motor and/or verbal
Obstruction; blocking Incomplete movement towards a goal – “gets stuck” en route to goal
Difficulty with stopping, cessation of movement Will continue movements unless redirected or stopped by external means
Mannerisms Uses intact and entire motor action sequences out of context; e.g., salutes
Wavy flexibility Automatic ease and compliance with assuming unusual postures for extended time
Ballismus Violent, rapid, and apparently involuntary actions and movements
Choreiform movements Rapid and apparently involuntary traveling and “dancing” ripples of movement
Catalepsy (posturing) Maintains seemingly uncomfortable and imposed postures for extended time
Atheloid movements Slow, writhing movements and actions
Spasms Muscular spasms of varying durations affecting muscle groups
Dystonias Sustained torsion due to muscle contractions in varied muscle groups
Impulsivity Actions and movements triggered suddenly
Self-injury, mutilation Disturbing and persistent attempts to inflict pain on self
Excitement; frenzy Marked episodes of extreme amounts of activity for extended time
Aggression, destruction Unprecipitated violent actions directed to others and the environment
Stupor Prolonged period of total immobility, lack of responsiveness and mutism
Rituals Object-related actions on objects as part of a routine, repeated event
Motility changes e.g., Toe-walking, skipping, hopping
Changes in speech behaviour e.g., Mutism; question repetition; echolalia; verbigeration; logorrhea; foreign accent; changes in prosody; difficulty modulating volume
Autonomic changes Changes in typical autonomic functions, e.g., heart rate, perspiration, breathing, core body temperature
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I think, though, that understanding “autism” as a sensory-movement disability, rather than as a social disability, might help autistic peopl
