By Robert Chapman — 2019
Can neurodiversity proponents keep the notion of mental pathology?
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Learning to live with Tourette’s is a journey. Whether it’s your Tourette’s or that of your child. But knowledge is power. So I asked parents of Tourette’s children: “What do you wish you knew when you just found out your child has Tourette’s?”
Stay a verb—don’t become a noun.
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