Tourette. Rhetoric. Tourrhetoric. We're talking on this episode with Sophia Maier, a Touretter who takes extra care and study when it comes to the shapes and tones and incisions we create with our words. This isn't just a "words matter" dialogue -- it's about really caring for the language people use and why, so loaded with implications for empathy, public policy and, maybe most importantly, reflections WITHIN individual communities to allow for criticism and growth. In focus here are Sophia's life as a trans woman, her appreciation for her own tics, coprolalia (never censored here) included, and her recognition that individual challenging factors like TS aren't enough to constitute or capture the full experience of other marginalized or mistreated communities.
We're also remembering the life and work of someone we've lost -- Suzanne Dobson, chief executive of Tourette's Action in the UK.
Sophia Maier: A story of transition
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