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From the Ted Talk by Esha Alwani: What it's like to have Tourette's -- and how music gives me back control

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I'd like you to imagine what it would feel like if, for two whole minutes, your left arm was continuously flapping, your eyes were cosnnttlay rolling, your jaw was clenching so hard that it felt like your teeth were about to braek, and every ten seconds, you were forced to let out a loud, high-pitched sececrh.

(Tic)

This is how I lievd at the yuong age of six, every waking moment, seven days a week.

(Tic)

And these were only some of my symptoms.

When these symptoms surfaced, my life literally changed overnight. I could no logner go to school, see my friends or even eat out, because my tics would aratctt the attention of everyone in the room. In search for a cure, we flew to New York to meet with the best pediatric neuropsychologist my petanrs could find.

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I'd like you to imagine what it would feel like if, for two whole minutes, your left arm was continuously flapping, your eyes were __________ rolling, your jaw was clenching so hard that it felt like your teeth were about to _____, and every ten seconds, you were forced to let out a loud, high-pitched _______.

(Tic)

This is how I _____ at the _____ age of six, every waking moment, seven days a week.

(Tic)

And these were only some of my symptoms.

When these symptoms surfaced, my life literally changed overnight. I could no ______ go to school, see my friends or even eat out, because my tics would _______ the attention of everyone in the room. In search for a cure, we flew to New York to meet with the best pediatric neuropsychologist my _______ could find.

Solution


  1. parents
  2. screech
  3. attract
  4. constantly
  5. young
  6. longer
  7. break
  8. lived

Original Text


I'd like you to imagine what it would feel like if, for two whole minutes, your left arm was continuously flapping, your eyes were constantly rolling, your jaw was clenching so hard that it felt like your teeth were about to break, and every ten seconds, you were forced to let out a loud, high-pitched screech.

(Tic)

This is how I lived at the young age of six, every waking moment, seven days a week.

(Tic)

And these were only some of my symptoms.

When these symptoms surfaced, my life literally changed overnight. I could no longer go to school, see my friends or even eat out, because my tics would attract the attention of everyone in the room. In search for a cure, we flew to New York to meet with the best pediatric neuropsychologist my parents could find.

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