Sunday, November 16, 2008

Bus Driver Chokes Mentally Challenged Boy.

http://www.khou.com/news/state/stories/khou081112_tnt_driver-chokes-student.1a59eb462.html On a personal note, I myself have had coprolalia, as someone with Tourette Syndrome. I'm alright now, but for a time I was having symptoms of situational coprolalia. So I somewhat know what it's like to deal with having neuro-psychiatric difficulties. This boy, while he may have been causing a commotion, and disrupting things, was not a threat to anyone. The driver should have shown more patience, and self control, in handling things. Especially since stress only makes the symptoms worse. And when we display coprolaliac utterances, we don't get to choose the word/s we use. It's not something that can be controled entirely. It just happens instantaneously, just like that. You barely have time to react, if and when you feel it start to come on. So if someone with this particular problem shouts out something like "black b**ch", do not take it personally. It's just as traumatic for us, if not moreso, than it is for y'all.

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