MaryAnnDVC
"Mare", DISing since '99; prefers being tagless
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Interesting! So it's hereditary? We've got some hereditary illnesses in our family...had no idea they existed in the first place until my kids started showing up with them. Expecting my first grandchild and really hoping there's no family history in my DSIL, increasing the possibility for the next generation of developing those illnesses.He did get chosen for a jury but the case settled prior to the start of the trial.
My dh's Tourette tics are not the shouting out of words (that is actually one of the rarest types of tics). He has coughing/throat clearing and hicupping type sounds, head and shoulder jerking and sometimes makes a woo type sound. We have been married for 10 years and together for 12 so by now I am so used to it that I hardly ever notice it. Most people notice him because he is very big (he was a linebacker in college) not due to his tourette's
My dd8 has coughing and eye blinking tics, but most people don't realize that it is TS.
The court told him that he cannot be disqualified due to TS as it is considered a disability and they would be discriminating against the disabled if they automatically disqualified him because of it. They said if picked they would instruct/educate "the court" about his issues and make any accommodations if necessary.

But about the courts and your DH's Tourettes. Doesn't that kind of violate his rights to privacy? I mean, someone might WANT to use the opportunity to educate people, or someone might feel they're being forced to put their medical information out there.
