The Tourette Syndrome Foundation of Canada Asks Twitter Users to Experience Tourette Syndrome

Mississauga, Ontario (ots/PRNewswire) -

Tourette Syndrome is a neurological disorder characterized by
tics- involuntary vocal and physical outbursts. Tourette Syndrome is
a widely misunderstood disorder, and as a result, can be incredibly
difficult to live with.

Starting June 19th at 9AM EST, the Tourette Syndrome Foundation of
Canada (TSFC) is launching Surrender Your Say, a Twitter campaign to
bring increased awareness to the disorder. The TSFC wants you to
experience what it's like to have Tourette Syndrome by giving up
control of your online voice- your Twitter feed. For one day,
participants will experience tics, in the form of Tweets. When and
what a participant Tweets will be random and out of their control,
just like Tourette Syndrome. Every experience on Surrender Your Say
mimics a day in the life of real people with the disorder, down to
what is said, and the frequency of their tics.

"The biggest obstacle for people dealing with Tourette Syndrome is
the attitude that people have when they see someone with physical and
vocal tics. Without knowledge of the disorder, people are quick to
judge. Surrender Your Say will help more people become familiar with
the disorder and will help achieve the TSFC goal that all people who
have Tourette Syndrome will lead quality lives as accepted and valued
members of an informed, tolerant society."

- Cathy Wylie, TSFC President

This isn't the TSFC's first unconventional awareness initiative.
In 2011, they successfully released @Random- an online documentary
that showcased the lives of many different people with Tourette
Syndrome. To show that Tourette Syndrome manifests itself differently
in everyone, every person who watched the documentary had a viewing
experience different from the person before them. You can watch the
documentary at http://www.atrandom.ca.

Video with caption: "Video: Surrender Your Say". Video available
at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9v1_eZTSDM&feature=youtu.be

For further information:

Links:

Surrender Your Say promotional video: http://bit.ly/11FG8n6 To
sign up for Surrender Your Say: http://www.surrenderyoursay.com
Tourette Syndrome Foundation of Canada: http://www.tourette.ca

Contact:
Cathy Wylie
President, Tourette Syndrome Foundation of Canada
613-838-4145
president@tourette.ca

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