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Taboo tics like shouting curses and slurs are uncommon in Tourette syndrome − but people who have them suffer harsh social stigma

  • Written by Rena Zito, Associate Professor of Sociology, Elon University
Taboo tics like shouting curses and slurs are uncommon in Tourette syndrome − but people who have them suffer harsh social stigmaTourette's tics can include obscenities and slurs. These taboo words are emotionally charged and socially significant, so they tend to be more strongly encoded in the brain’s wiring.Dominic Lipinski/Stringer via Getty Images

John Davidson, whose life inspired the award-winning biopic “I Swear,” involuntarily shouted a racial slur...

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