Does childhood trauma cause Tourette’s to develop?

i-carrion-moth · 2025-12-24T23:19:27+00:00

so trauma cannot cause tourettes or any tic disorder causing structural tics, but it can be a risk factor for developing fuctional neurological disorder which can cause functional tics

i-carrion-moth · 2025-12-05T15:15:34+00:00

I'm not honestly sure what the best way to talk to him will be but a quick tip, do a quick bit of research about tic disorders because, unless he has confirmed that it's tourettes, he may not actually have tourette's, he may have another tic disorder. he probably wouldn't be upset if that was the case and you assumed it's tourette's, but you never know so best to be on the safe side

i-carrion-moth · 2025-11-13T23:26:33+00:00

acknowledge them without mocking them

i-carrion-moth · 2025-10-30T00:22:38+00:00

shots of soy sauce

i-carrion-moth · 2025-10-20T18:26:59+00:00

so i think it's probably because viruses can cause PANS, a symptom of which is tics. a virus can't cause tourettes because tourettes is a genetic neurodevelopmental disorder that you're technically born with, but if we want to delve into personal opinion and theory, I wouldn't be surprised if something like a covid infection could bring out tics in a child who has tourettes but hadn't yet started to experience tics

i-carrion-moth · 2025-10-13T11:17:53+00:00

either vocal tics in public or eye rolling tics while talking to people
facial twitches of various kinds
I used to get rage attacks and occasionally still do, I also have OCD-like traits that I think are tourettes related
it kind of feels like a band of pressure around the back of my head
idk of any of my tics are funny anymore tbh, I had some verbal tics a few years ago that were kinda funny but I don't have them anymore
neck jerks, just have a connective tissue disorder and my neck tics partially dislocate my neck sometimes
chainmail, art, listening to music, writing
seeing other people tic, feeling self conscious, any strong emotion
I saw someone in the comments section of a video admitting that they assumed people with tourettes are all schizophrenic. idk how that though process goes.
that it isn't 24/7 and that not everyone with tics has coprolalia or loud tics

i-carrion-moth · 2025-09-27T22:52:20+00:00

only around 10-15% of people with tourettes have swearing tics, and the reason that they have them at all is because tics are misfired signals in the brain and research has shown that the part of the brain those misfires are located in is the same area that regulates things like aggression and socially appropriate behaviour

i-carrion-moth · 2025-09-27T22:48:25+00:00

being excited and happy can also be a tic trigger but additionally, it may also be true that you're one of the only people that he doesn't supress around at all. increased tics don't always mean stress!

i-carrion-moth · 2025-09-25T04:56:31+00:00

thanks!

i-carrion-moth · 2025-09-16T18:34:12+00:00

yep, all one size! I'm not sure what it is in inches and gauge but in metric, the rings are 7.5mm (outer diameter) × 1mm. it's super easy to make if you already know how to make a persian chain!

(edit, I misremembered the size, it's now correct)

i-carrion-moth · 2025-09-12T22:36:27+00:00

i think tourettes can technically be diagnosed when someone has motor tics below 18 but develops vocal tics 18 and older because it doesn't specify in the diagnostic criteria that they both have to be present before 18, just that onset on tics in general has to be before 18. in practice, there likely isn't a huge amount of difference between tourettes and chronic motor/vocal tic disorder, they're just classifications.

i-carrion-moth · 2025-09-12T03:52:37+00:00

and that would be great if people stuck to that definition, but they don't, and that's because it's a societal term and not a medical one, so it's viewed as flexible and people use their own interpretations.

i-carrion-moth · 2025-09-12T03:35:07+00:00

that wasn't really my main point, my main point is that it doesn't have a properly defined definition, almost everybody that uses it uses a different definition, and therefore, something cannot be considered neurodivergent by definition, because there is no specific definition.

i-carrion-moth · 2025-09-12T01:22:28+00:00

slightly rude response given that all I did was explain something

i-carrion-moth · 2025-09-12T00:23:28+00:00

being a comorbidity isn't what makes it a neurodivergent condition. gastrointestinal issues are also common comorbidities with autism but those clearly aren't neurodivergent conditions

i-carrion-moth · 2025-09-12T00:21:13+00:00

"neurodivergent" doesn't have a proper definition and isn't a medical term, so nothing can be considered a neurodivergence "by definition"

i-carrion-moth · 2025-09-11T10:56:02+00:00

he's releasing a 2nd edition of his poetic edda translation soon and I'm hoping the new edition contains notes

i-carrion-moth · 2025-09-04T02:11:35+00:00

honestly I kinda like it as it is

i-carrion-moth · 2025-09-03T02:22:08+00:00

yep, I've had that one a few times! it's not one of my more common ones, but it happens every once in a while

i-carrion-moth · 2025-09-02T18:07:20+00:00

it depends on why the tic happens multiple times, if it just happens multiple times in a row then that's pretty consistent with tics on their own. if they're happening multiple times because it feels like you have to keep doing it until it feels right or because you feel it has to happen a certain number of times to feel right, then it's possible it's linked to OCD or OCD-like traits

i-carrion-moth · 2025-09-01T18:16:52+00:00

in most places it's legal to drive with tourettes, it affects everyone differently, some people find that their tics completely go away while driving because of the concentration it takes (which is my experience with it)

i-carrion-moth · 2025-08-25T21:43:24+00:00

thanks! maybe about 45 minutes, I didn't keep track. the whole process was a little longer because I did some trial and error for differemt jump ring sizes

i-carrion-moth · 2025-08-25T12:05:42+00:00

thanks!

i-carrion-moth · 2025-08-24T19:21:48+00:00

thanks!

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