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Tourette syndrome rarely means swearing

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Hollywood loves portraying Tourettes syndrome as an endless stream of creatively vulgar shouts. In reality, merely ten percent of diagnosed folks actually shout profanities, while the rest just endure highly repetitive throat clearing.

Tourette syndrome rarely means swearing
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