Tourette
Essay by 24 • November 18, 2010 • 553 Words (3 Pages) • 1,141 Views
Tourette Skit
Ali: Confused teen
Danial: Knowledgeable teen
Sathiv: Tourette guy
*At a raptors basketball game we see people playing*
*Ali walks in and sits down and eats some popcorn*
Sathiv: GEORGE BUSH SNIFFS CRACK.
*Ali looks confused*
Danial: Its ok he has tourettes.
Ali: What the hell is that?
Sathiv: STUPID FAT GUY *looks around and lowers his head*
Danial: Yeah....stupid fat guy can't shoot the ball right.
*look back at Ali*
Danial: Yeah, he's my friend; he never gets outta the house, so I gotta help him get back with society?
Ali: Well, tell him to shut up, he's too loud, why the hell does he keep screaming so much?
Danial: Like I said he has tourettes, it's an inherited neurological disorder that typically appears at childhood.
Ali: Ok there genius, don't get all scientific on me.
Danial: Well, I know so much because a lot of people ask me about him.
Ali: Everyone's staring at us....can't you like....get it treated or something?
Danial: It can't be treated, there is no cure, but he does go to a psychologist who helps him, and I can give him several drugs that can affect the chemistry of the brain. But it has a lot of side affects and could harm his brain and he could do crazy things.
*Sathiv get up and start screaming at the crowd randomly and say random things*
Ali: A little too late for that.
*Danial gets up and helps Sathiv sit down*
Danial: Yeah yeah, sure Sathiv.
Ali: Why is he always twitching?
Danial: Oh those are tics; those are the main features of tourette syndrome. He keeps repeating movements and saying weird stuff which are called tics.
Ali: Wait, why the hell is he like this? Did he get hit by a car or something?
*Sathiv get up and walk around*
Danial: No, I actually don't know, but people say its abnormalities in the brain.
Ali: Yeah must feel like crap to be seen with him.
*Sathiv comes and starts sniffing and touching my shoulder*
Ali: Yo why you touching me, back off *get up and moves away*
Danial:
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