Are You In?: June 2012

We Need Help Raising Awareness For Neurological Disorders. Are You In?

My name is Sam. I suffer from the Neurological Disorder, Tourette Syndrome. Most human beings dont understand what a Neurological Disorder is let alone know what Tourette Syndrome is. A Neurological Disorder is a disorder caused by a mutation somewere in the brain. Most of the time the exact cause is unknown. Autism, Epilepsy, ADD (attention deficit disorder), ADHD (attention deficit hyperactive disorder), OCD (obssesive cumpulsive disorder), and Tourette Syndrome are just a small handfull of these disorders. My goal is to raise awareness so that the people asking themselfs, "What the heck is that?" can understand. So the people saying, "Oh hey, I recognize that." can have a wider perspective of what these disorerders feel like and so the people thinking, "Whatever... There all just crazy, stupid, morons." can really see that we are the same as all people. We just have to do things a little differently sometimes. In the end though, we are human, we are strong willed, and we want to feel normal but we can only do that if we are treated like we are normal. That all comes down to you.................. So what do you say. Are you in?

Sunday, June 10, 2012

Trouble with Touching

OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) is a disorder that is often associated with Tourette Syndrome. Like ADD, ADHD, Tourette Syndrome, Autism, etc. OCD is a neurological disorder. It is caused by something in the brain that just doesn't work correctly. The disorders listed above are co morbid (They often group together. If a person has one they, not always but sometimes, will have another as well.). About a week or two ago I was diagnosed with OCD. I have problems with touching. If a person touches one side of me they have to make it even by touching the other side exactly the same way. Now what happens if a person doesn't make their touch even? If my OCD is aggravated by something and it is not immediately relieved I have an anxiety attack. I start freaking out, it hurts me, and I almost have a sense of fear run through my body even though I am fully aware that nothing bad will happen. So when you come across a person and they ask you not to touch them, yes they might just be playing around, but they might also just genuinely not be able to be touched. So if someone you know or don't know requests that you please keep your hands away from them don't assume that they are being rude. They might just truly not be able to be touched. We all have a hard time with certain things but if you society knows what we need than it makes life just that much easier on people like me. So what do you say......... Are you in?