Tourette's Syndrome.

[AggieMike88]

I found a YouTube content creater who suffers from Tourette's Syndrome. Amongs the various thing she posts, she works to provide information about what Tourette's is and what the rest us need to know to support and accept folks who have it.

That got me wondering if Tourette's is disqualifying for an FAA third class.

@bbchien or @lbfjrmd

 

[texasclouds]

I think my dpe had tourettes...

 

[flyingron]

I think my dpe had tourettes...

Nah, that's just the reaction they get when they fear death.

 

[Dana]

Nothing about Tourette's in the "have you ever..." questions on MedExpress, so as long as you're not medicated for it...

It's often associated with ADHD or OCD, though.

 

[wrbix]

Would, I think, make radio work challenging.

 

[Half Fast]

Isn’t it a pre-requisite for controllers?

 

[alfadog]

A little information on that well-known, and often mocked (see above), but not prevalent, symptom of Tourette's.

https://tourette.org/resource/understanding-coprolalia/

 

[Timbeck2]

Isn’t it a pre-requisite for controllers?

It is. Only requirement is knowing when to unkey the transmit button.

 

[Palmpilot]

Nothing about Tourette's in the "have you ever..." questions on MedExpress, so as long as you're not medicated for it...

Not specifically, but there is also the "other illness" question in 18x.

 

[1RTK1]

Sometimes I have trouble stopping the obscenities I spew forth, but I don’t think it is related to Tourette’s, just the people I am around.

 

[bbchien]

I found a YouTube content creater who suffers from Tourette's Syndrome. Amongs the various thing she posts, she works to provide information about what Tourette's is and what the rest us need to know to support and accept folks who have it.

That got me wondering if Tourette's is disqualifying for an FAA third class.

@bbchien or @lbfjrmd

Depends on with what it's associated, and how disruptive it is....

 

[benyflyguy]

Of the few Tourette’s pts I have they are often on meds that are FAA “no go meds” to control their issues. Usually there are not only vocal tics... but others that could be an issue-excessive blinking, honking(snorting), head shaking- which all get worse with any stressor btw. Not sure the cockpit is a real stress free environment. Like all things though there are degrees of severity. There is usually a higher incidence of other psychiatric diagnoses that overlap.

 

[p1l0t]

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[BrianNC]

Isn’t it a pre-requisite for controllers?

That made me laugh out loud.

 

[Zak90]

Almost all pilots have vocal ticks... {Uncontrolled airport} *Cuts someone off on final*-> $&@%#~€£?