Elon Musk insulted people with Tourette’s syndrome. I don’t find it funny because I deal with it every day

These tics may manifest in me as verbal repetitions, lip licking, head and neck jerks, and other behaviours.
Sasha Solomon was a software engineer at Twitter in November. Elon Musk fired her after she used the opportunity to criticise his initial round of staff reductions. She replied with a forceful tweet.She was described as a terrible case of adult-onset Tourette’s in his response.Musk may have intended to disrespect Solomon, but he instead managed to anger a large group of individuals who already have to deal with having tics they can’t control. Musk, a well-known and powerful figure with more than 120 million followers, has the chance to spread knowledge and dispel myths. Instead, he opted to make light of a disability that isn’t amusing to those of us who live with it by using his platform to make a joke.The risk in Musk’s tweet is more to do with the motive behind it than it does with the actual words he used. He believed he could use my impairment as a tool for emotional injury, and he expected Solomon to be offended.
 Source:Indian timesIn order to avoid judgement from outsiders, I frequently try to control my tics in public places or odd environments. For instance, when working from an open office, at a coffee shop, or during calls with coworkers and clients, I could hold in tics. But suppressing can exhaust me both mentally and physically, which is particularly disruptive when I’m attempting to fulfil a deadline or edit a piece of material (I work in journalism).My tics come out all at once when I finally let them go after repressing them for a while, which is time-consuming and annoying. Things that many people take for granted, including reading, answering emails, and even getting dressed, take me a long for me to complete.Musk has no idea about my illness at all if he implies that someone has Tourette’s merely because they tweeted a few expletives.Fair enough, most people don’t either. While using foul language or making lewd gestures are the behaviours most frequently linked to Tourette’s syndrome, those behaviours are really the least frequent in those of us with this illness. Coprolalia, the medical name for uncontrollable profanity outbursts, barely affects 10% of people with Tourette’s, according to estimates.Musk has no idea about my illness at all if he implies that someone has Tourette’s merely because they tweeted a few expletives.Fair enough, most people don’t either. While using foul language or making lewd gestures are the behaviours most frequently linked to Tourette’s syndrome, those behaviours are really the least frequent in those of us with this illness. Coprolalia, the medical name for uncontrollable profanity outbursts, barely affects 10% of people with Tourette’s, according to estimates.Share your thoughts with us in the comments.