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Jonah's Retard vlog.

Related: comedy, correct, dumb, funny, hummor, idiot, moron, of, politically, politics, retard, states, stupid, thunder, tropic, united, words

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Good for you Jonah. ...
By: margatefamily. on 05 Jan 09, 13:54:04
Good for you Jonah. It's time to speak up and not worry about offending the offender. Best wishes to you in the new year.

LOVE. There's just ...
By: wiscsuzski. on 02 Jan 09, 15:28:01
LOVE. There's just not enough of it in our world today. You rock Jonah!

Really cool video, ...
By: chapsuk. on 02 Jan 09, 03:51:15
Really cool video, I'm glad you chose to address this subject and did it very well! 5 stars.

Fantastic!!!!!
By: hopeforamerika. on 29 Dec 08, 08:57:55
Fantastic!!!!!

I have done the ...
By: JonahTorn. on 24 Dec 08, 03:11:15
I have done the same thing, but I feel strongly that retard has progressed as a particularly cruel insult aimed at people who are easy targets because of their disability. I see responses on you tube by "comedians" who comment on the use of the word as an insult and defend it's use because in the past people who are mentally disabled have used the term themselves. But the mentally disabled did not turn the word into and insult, the term progress because of people like these "comedians".

I try. :)
By: sarahbellydancer. on 24 Dec 08, 03:03:10
I try. :)

Wow. Thank you. ...
By: JonahTorn. on 24 Dec 08, 03:01:03
Wow. Thank you. You are very sweet.

Have I ever told ...
By: sarahbellydancer. on 23 Dec 08, 18:52:27
Have I ever told you how incredibly awesome and briliant your vids are?

well actually I say ...
By: LaBellaa1984. on 22 Dec 08, 17:41:45
well actually I say the words like fool and nerd and other words in my language but It is not personal. It is more like an expression of frustration with other people, like why can't you just be like me or him, but I find myself being arrogant sometimes to think that people better should be that or that way.. crazy isn't it but it is so human also..

It is only bullying ...
By: LaBellaa1984. on 22 Dec 08, 17:31:07
It is only bullying. And bully's don't know that ther are bully's because the have no view about their own behaviour they have no clue of empathy and others feelings. Actually, you can say they are 'retarded' but I would never say that about them because I feel so sorry for them, they are like that.

RETARD.. is a word ...
By: LaBellaa1984. on 22 Dec 08, 17:30:43
RETARD.. is a word that is humiliating.. I know someone said once to me don't listen to much to her she is kinda crazy, I was like, well, I couldn't say anything anymore at that moment I felt so horrible. Because I knew that I wasn't joking, I was very serious about my point.

so well said. thank ...
By: sljgdh. on 22 Dec 08, 06:25:41
so well said. thank you for the enlightenment. I don't directly call people names but I am know to joke around harshly and I see I should rethink this behavior.

I read about ...
By: severusrocker. on 21 Dec 08, 16:43:15
I read about coprolalia a long while ago. Although I have never met anyone with it, I remember when I was little and there was a woman at the fairground with Tourettes, and her tics started drawing attention from some youths a couple of years older than myself at the time. They started bullying her and when she became more nervous she started swearing; this made me mad and I forced my mother to shout the kids away. I'm pleased I'm not bigoted like most of the people I share classes with.

I agree.
By: Elpepo17. on 20 Dec 08, 22:45:29
I agree.

Tourettes could ...
By: JonahTorn. on 20 Dec 08, 21:06:12
Tourettes could become a word used for anyone who cusses and autism could be used cruelly as well. Words change, but some trends show the cruel streak and predjudices that ethics safegard us against.

I hate that word, ...
By: veriteez. on 20 Dec 08, 17:44:36
I hate that word, too.

My friend, you have ...
By: SpinergyDude. on 20 Dec 08, 12:11:21
My friend, you have wisdom beyond your years. EXCELLENT VIDEO! 5 Stars!

Thanks for sending ...
By: Autrinka. on 20 Dec 08, 08:33:13
Thanks for sending me the link Jonah, it's a great piece !!!

Great Jonah! Well ...
By: MistressReba. on 20 Dec 08, 07:48:13
Great Jonah! Well said! Myself and son are often called that (cops) because RAGE is a HUGE familial tic with us, and with the RAGE comes the degradation remarks we say back when enraged. People tend to take the word retard synonymous with STUPID and oh what a FAR cry from the truth, if only 'they' looked within themselves to see what we see and feel. NEVER can I recall meeting a 'stupid' person with Tourette I have met multitudes without morals filled with enough stupidity to fill the World.

yes i agree brother ...
By: XDBBC. on 20 Dec 08, 04:47:28
yes i agree brother....very well said....and thank you for shareing.....we are ALL Gods children....

While I am guilty ...
By: Pseudopathaso. on 20 Dec 08, 02:29:22
While I am guilty of using the word "retard" as a playful endearment to close friends, I, too, cannot stomach the use of it in context as an actual insult with the weight behind it of the disability. Excellent points, terrific use of Biblical passage; 5/5, Jonah.

Great video ...
By: LupusMCTD. on 20 Dec 08, 01:50:52
Great video explaining to us and all who may see or hear someone use that "R" word

Palilalia, Gibberish, Screaming, and Movement Tourettes Tics
Posted by: JonahTorn

Video duration: 313 seconds

Jonah Torn has strange palilalia,
gibberish, screams, movement Tourettes Tics.

Related: community, palilalia, random, strange, tourettes

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That Would Be Best
By: ScienceProjek. on 05 Jan 09, 19:30:51
That Would Be Best

I will remove the ...
By: JonahTorn. on 05 Jan 09, 19:20:39
I will remove the comment if you wish.

Oooh, I Apologize.. ...
By: ScienceProjek. on 05 Jan 09, 18:18:32
Oooh, I Apologize... I Thought You Were Another Video Of Someone "Making Fun" Of It. I'm Very Sorry For My Last Comment. Please Forgive Me, I Didn't Realize It Was Real Until I Watched The Entire Video. I Really Really Really Feel Embarrassed For My Comment.

Another good ...
By: lucasodoinn. on 21 Dec 08, 20:51:25
Another good example of the more positive portrayal of OCD in media, like Monk, was Michael J. Fox's character in Scrubs, they did jokes about OCD but then showed the more serious side of it. If someone on television would, for once, jokes about Tourettes (that are mature and aren't just a stream of curse words) AND then show it in a more serious light at the same time, it would be a big step in the right direction.

It is also a shame ...
By: JonahTorn. on 20 Dec 08, 22:29:35
It is also a shame because the focus of the humor is so low brow that we never get characters portrayed on tv like monk. When you can not consitently control your body and sounds there are safe, not unkind things to show as funny and satire that can show how people react and have to have patience with the condition just like the character monk.

It's such a shame ...
By: lucasodoinn. on 20 Dec 08, 22:09:18
It's such a shame how Tourette's continues to portrayed in the media as an amusing condition, and only the swearing part of it is mentioned.

Ha! Then you don't ...
By: LaBellaa1984. on 28 Nov 08, 16:55:42
Ha! Then you don't know me.. no kidding. You know I am proud. Because I had a very difficult life in my teens and I was everything but not sweet!! So now I am a good person and I do the best I can. and maybe it is weird but I don't wanna be mad anymore, ever, and if I live like this then the good will run into your arms in life, believe in yourself Jonahtorn you too! Thanks!!

Thanks for your ...
By: DebeoMorium. on 28 Nov 08, 03:39:52
Thanks for your reply. This is a very interesting subject for me and your videos have helped me to learn a lot. So thanks a lot for posting them and sharing them. This isnt something i could learn about on that level in the real world cause its not like you can just go watch a person with tourettes in public (thats not very polite) or start asking them questions. So thanks a lot your videos have been invaluable I hope you keep them up.

You are very, very ...
By: JonahTorn. on 27 Nov 08, 23:47:08
You are very, very sweet and gentle from all I have seen.

No and sort of.
By: JonahTorn. on 27 Nov 08, 23:45:51
No and sort of.

No offense intended ...
By: DebeoMorium. on 09 Nov 08, 23:11:51
No offense intended by this. But the whole time im watching this video im sitting here hopping you don't involuntarily thrust your arm into the computer and throw your laptop across the room or shatter the screen. Have you ever done that? Also I hope that didn't plant some sort of a subconscious suggestion. Do you find that you may imitate tics or words or ideas that may be in your mind (like thinking something, then doing it without self control or a filter mechanism(?

Thanks for ...
By: aussieidentity. on 01 Oct 08, 01:58:05
Thanks for answering.

They are ...
By: JonahTorn. on 30 Sep 08, 14:37:17
They are involuntary, but if I focus I can stop them, but that makes them much worse or even violent later. Sometimes I slam my head on things and I have benn known to have symptoms of concussions afterward, but I do not know if I can afford the cat scans to check it out.

As you can probably ...
By: aussieidentity. on 29 Sep 08, 07:39:28
As you can probably tell, I have no background knowledge of the subject, but I am curious; The 'ticks', are they forced upon you? As in, do they just happen? Or do you randomly get desires to do them and then do it willingly?

I find it is best ...
By: JonahTorn. on 22 Sep 08, 15:38:49
I find it is best to let them go when ever I can so I don't get worse. That way I may be aware of my surroundings and not scare someone out of the blue, if possible.

I think they took ...
By: JonahTorn. on 22 Sep 08, 15:36:53
I think they took they time to be fair to Tourettes and then went for what they think is funny right afterward, and of that was coprolalia. This tended eclipse everything else they said on Tourettes. The best understood character in that episode was Cartman, and I think that the creaters show the most depth in any episode through his character.

Actually stammering ...
By: JonahTorn. on 22 Sep 08, 15:32:17
Actually stammering may opperate more like Tourettes than any one thought. Both are thought to be neurobiological. So as far as I now the answer is both. Palilalia is a kissing cousin to echolalia & coprolalia. All three force you to say words. You can have echolalaia & say what some one said & palilalia will make you repeat the word & if the word is a curse word you may have only repeated the word because it is a cuss word or not. All of this looks like one tic with one word, & it might be.

It looks like it ...
By: gammerstang. on 22 Sep 08, 14:43:35
It looks like it must be very difficult for you to operate the computer. Do you stutter or is that part of the palilalia?

What do you think ...
By: cacofonico74. on 31 Aug 08, 22:14:05
What do you think of the Tourette episode in South Park? I noticed the girls had tics while the male had coprolalia. I think they understood a lot and sympathised deeply with your condition. This was a brave video anyway

I am sweet i don't ...
By: LaBellaa1984. on 28 Aug 08, 12:36:02
I am sweet i don't wanna hurt anybody :(

but cops in us say ...
By: LaBellaa1984. on 28 Aug 08, 12:35:30
but cops in us say even you can't sit there and there in NYC I been there andknow everybody is scared of cops there Its soo strange in holland cops are there to make you feel comfortable and are very friendly.

Hmm thats very very ...
By: LaBellaa1984. on 28 Aug 08, 12:35:02
Hmm thats very very weird America is a weird country hmm but sametime so big and cool.. I dont get it. That lawsytem. I don't know anything about law so I hope I won't get arrested there, i go in nov to usa.. new york and I always get doublechecked in the airport they alway pick me, i guess I am supspect and I act nervous okay, so thats your problem too, they always pick me,

Thank you all for ...
By: JonahTorn. on 28 Aug 08, 01:51:45
Thank you all for your comments. Every one so far has been very sweet.

race, color of skin ...
By: JonahTorn. on 28 Aug 08, 00:53:39
race, color of skin, ethnicity and gender are all mentioned for profiling in Colorado and disability is not. A woman with Tourettes in Colorado does not legally have the same status as a man in Colorado. They are covered under gender. This ommission in the law when of the word disability stands out since disability is mentioned else where. It sends the message that certain people can be mistreated only in certain situations where protections for them are conspicuously absent!

I do not do ...
By: JonahTorn. on 28 Aug 08, 00:48:34
I do not do anything to attract this attention with cops that I have for any reason other than that I have Tourettes!

Poetry of Tourettes
Posted by: JonahTorn

Video duration: 82 seconds

A poem by Jonah Torn about Tourettes from the book JONAH TORN copy right 2008. The poems copy right is 2004.

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good poem..i liked ...
By: invisiblebunny219. on 07 Dec 08, 04:40:30
good poem..i liked it thanks for sending it

Great poem that was ...
By: KaliAngelsMuse1. on 24 Nov 08, 05:29:20
Great poem that was fantastic. Rayvin (aka Mom)

that was awsome
By: lotsofcurlz36. on 17 Nov 08, 23:53:40
that was awsome

Still an amazing ...
By: Elpepo17. on 17 Nov 08, 01:40:13
Still an amazing poem

iloveyou
By: shakeyhorse. on 15 Nov 08, 16:37:43
iloveyou

It is just ...
By: ReliableInsider. on 30 Oct 08, 22:25:26
It is just extraordinary to hear what one would think would be a struggle turn into a beat that's so cool and so nice to listen to. Making the impossible look easy. The definition of cool. I like it!

Continue to express ...
By: losttribe3001. on 19 Oct 08, 17:55:17
Continue to express yourself, you truly have a great gift.

Thank you for ...
By: Tegid66. on 28 Sep 08, 22:28:26
Thank you for having the courage to do this - it has informed and educate me

That was great!!!...
By: TheMainMeal. on 27 Sep 08, 20:08:46
That was great!!!...

Stonking! 5*
By: gandersource. on 22 Sep 08, 17:30:24
Stonking! 5*

This was ...
By: Grenbarme. on 11 Sep 08, 16:54:58
This was bittersweet :)

Thank you so much ...
By: liebejill. on 10 Sep 08, 16:04:07
Thank you so much for sharing this!

Great vid! You're ...
By: ladyparrotluvr. on 07 Sep 08, 14:35:45
Great vid! You're brave to open up & SHOW people what your disability looks like. You're truly an inspiration!

A simply amazing ...
By: LennyBound. on 04 Sep 08, 06:15:49
A simply amazing video. Thank you for uploading it for others to see.

This probably ...
By: liamjakesmum. on 03 Sep 08, 02:02:46
This probably doesnt sound very PC but i quite like the whole sound of the poetry and the tics together, it sounded quite rythmic, like it wouldnt be the same without them. Also thanks for your comments on my video. I didnt reply because i wasnt quite sure what to say but i do appreciate them.

Wow thats really ...
By: TeRRoRx503. on 02 Sep 08, 23:23:02
Wow thats really cool even tho u have this i understood that u want to express yourself thats real cool keep the poems coming!

Excellent! You are ...
By: hopeforamerika. on 30 Aug 08, 15:34:15
Excellent! You are a good poet.

Oh my God, that ...
By: RhythmDroid. on 30 Aug 08, 01:36:18
Oh my God, that gave me goosebumps. That was very moving, man, I am blown away. May I make a song using your this performance of your poem?

okay... *blink*
By: tabletopphoto. on 29 Aug 08, 00:11:21
okay... *blink*

It was beyond me ...
By: k6tpl. on 28 Aug 08, 03:33:48
It was beyond me until that last line Reptile Mind! Man that was something! The depth was higher than my understanding. Good work!

Colorado Revivised ...
By: JonahTorn. on 27 Aug 08, 19:25:22
Colorado Revivised Statutes 23-31-309 under part (1) (b) it says: "(b) The general assembly further finds and declares that motorists who have been stopped by peace officers for no reason other than the color of their skin or their apparent race, ethnicity, age, or gender are the victims of discriminatory practices." Disability is not included along with the words, color of skin, race, ethnicity, age or gender. I wonder why the word disability is not included?

The Plum colored ...
By: JonahTorn. on 27 Aug 08, 19:24:45
The Plum colored hair is kinda funny.

Jonah Torn ...
By: JonahTorn. on 27 Aug 08, 19:22:54
Jonah Torn Spaz-Tic-Verse.

Colorado Revivised ...
By: JonahTorn. on 27 Aug 08, 19:21:27
Colorado Revivised Statutes 23-31-309 under part (1) (b) it says: "(b) The general assembly further finds and declares that motorists who have been stopped by peace officers for no reason other than the color of their skin or their apparent race, ethnicity, age, or gender are the victims of discriminatory practices." Disability is not included along with the words, color of skin, race, ethnicity, age or gender. Why isn't the word disability included?

Colorado Revivised ...
By: JonahTorn. on 27 Aug 08, 19:20:08
Colorado Revivised Statutes 23-31-309 under part (1) (b) it says: "(b) The general assembly further finds and declares that motorists who have been stopped by peace officers for no reason other than the color of their skin or their apparent race, ethnicity, age, or gender are the victims of discriminatory practices." Disability is not included along with the words, color of skin, race, ethnicity, age or gender. Why isn't the word disability included?

Tourettes and Dating
Posted by: JonahTorn

Video duration: 140 seconds

Jonah asks people on youtube how they think sever Tourettes impacts dating and relationships.

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I actually dated a ...
By: caligirlmoe. on 29 Dec 08, 19:46:22
I actually dated a guy for about 4 years with sever tourettes. He had many facial tics and audible tics. If he was really nervous it was all over the place. He wrecked a car twice. And sometimes he didn't want to go in public because of his tics. Anytime he would get bad I knew this trick to get him to relax. I don't think it would work for everyone. But the best thing would be to sit in his lap and put my nose against his, while rubbing his neck. since that's where most of his tics started.

with me, in my ...
By: lotsofcurlz36. on 20 Nov 08, 01:08:41
with me, in my videos I don't tic, and I do multiple takes to hide the ticing, and in my one video showing my tics I do less than half of what I normally do. I may still be in high school, but I've had a few boyfriends and the good ones laugh with me about it for a while, but then just let it go as if it didn't happen. With the good ones it's like me tics aren't there.

You asked people ...
By: DebeoMorium. on 09 Nov 08, 10:20:47
You asked people with out tourettes to share if they felt they could put up with a severe case. Im a guy, straight, and while i never dated a women with tourettes, thanks to you tube, I think i have a good idea as to what some of the more severe cases would be like. Frankly It wouldn't bother me one bit so long as the person could still hold a conversation (most can). One women I saw only had a moderate case (motor and verbal tics) and they actually seemed cute. So i certainly would.

Thanks for not ...
By: 2174889. on 24 Oct 08, 01:55:53
Thanks for not 19.F here oc

something in the ...
By: cacofonico74. on 31 Aug 08, 22:32:31
something in the throat which won't come out, but it's there, like a scream. something that is going to be denied because it is unacceptable and the head is shaken again and again. or the arm is extended outwards as if to send something or someone away.

Thinking about tics ...
By: JonahTorn. on 24 Aug 08, 22:13:30
Thinking about tics can be a signal to do them. If you pray once about tourettes and then pray about every thing else you are better off. When we pray we do not have to stay on one topic, because God knows what we need. Just use the rest of the time to pray for and focus on other things and that may give you a break from tics for a while, because focus helps, but not focus on tics.

holy crap homie i ...
By: Jok3R9914440033313. on 24 Aug 08, 21:44:21
holy crap homie i hope i dont get that bad i do that part when u repeat ur self ova and ova a gainz andz sniff patt my head some timez and say thing to not to forget them fo some reason and press on thing so hard i brake thingz some time or leav a mark on my finger from pressing it down to hard bite my skin not nails and when i pray seemz like thatz when it hits me the worzt weard laterz

hey Jonha! I think ...
By: heyjeySigma. on 22 Aug 08, 07:28:05
hey Jonha! I think ur a nice guy even if ur dealing with a tough case of Tourettes. I myself have a slight problem with communication (stuttering) but not so bad... so I kind of understand how hard it can be for u. Wish u all the best

I am not always ...
By: JonahTorn. on 04 Aug 08, 02:55:45
I am not always this bad, and I even got better when the video was done.

My daughter does ...
By: Zolwena. on 02 Aug 08, 16:25:46
My daughter does not have tourette's but she does have a disability that can cause severe agression at times where she bites herself til she bleeds and she screams and I have to hold her down. This has caused security to be called at the stores. She has unusual body positions at times and people stare, but I have gotten so used to it, it is normal to me. The only reason I say this is because I could date someone who had tourettes, that is if I was attracted to something about them.

If i was dating a ...
By: Elpepo17. on 02 Aug 08, 14:02:43
If i was dating a girl with tourettes and it was severe and she had a good personality i would probably stick with her for awhile

This is also about ...
By: JonahTorn. on 02 Aug 08, 05:07:47
This is also about any one who has severe Tourettes. Not every one is this good looking. (Ha.Ha)

honestly... i ...
By: brabon. on 02 Aug 08, 05:00:42
honestly... i think that if you were to read some of your poetry, the girl wouldnt mind the ticks girls are much better at looking at the inside than the outside and you are an attractive guy

any one can do that ...
By: JonahTorn. on 02 Aug 08, 04:41:27
any one can do that but with tourettes the phlegm in ones throat can be felt more so in addition to having a tic, you also feel the phlegm when other people would not even notice. This could cause one to have the throat clearing tic more because you are more mindful of the tic when your more mindful of the phlegm in your throat.

And i had a little ...
By: Elpepo17. on 02 Aug 08, 04:28:00
And i had a little question...I may have had a very very minor case because i used to have little tics like clearing my throat constantly until my chest hurt because it felt like something was in my throat i phlegm(spelling)???? anyways and it was every day...i was in class and i felt so embarassed when all i could do was clear my throat constantly what do you think?

Yeah i noticed that ...
By: Elpepo17. on 02 Aug 08, 04:23:46
Yeah i noticed that too Im sorry about your tourettes jonah

I waited until I ...
By: JonahTorn. on 01 Aug 08, 23:55:02
I waited until I had a tics already on pupose to illustrate how bad tics can be as a model for this discussion. That way people can see what a severe case of Tourettes can be like whe going out. But yes nerves can affect tics, but it takes a lot to have an impact on mine.

Here's an ...
By: livingpassion. on 01 Aug 08, 23:51:03
Here's an interesting question: You seemed to have a harder time speaking in this video than some of your others. Do you think the more personal topic may have aggravated the TS to some degree? Does it ever seem to respond positively or negatively to nerves? Anyway, interesting topic, I'll be interested to read some of the answers.

That's a really ...
By: livingpassion. on 01 Aug 08, 23:49:35
That's a really interesting question. Definitely thought provoking. I have enough problems finding confidence in dating without a disability like that to complicate things so I cannot imagine it's easy! Personally, I think I could date someone with those kinds of tics if they were someone I cared about... I'll be an honest person and point out you never know for sure, but I wouldn't see it being an obstacle to ME... never know til the chips are down though do you?

OH it s tooo ...
By: LaBellaa1984. on 01 Aug 08, 21:10:02
OH it s tooo personal.. haha maybe we could date.. I see it happen, noo. I have severe i scream and am wild you don't see that in my video's!! It's wayzzz to personal.. The only thing I wanna tell is that There is a Special person for Everyone.. I always thought How to deal? but now I have a BF for 2yrs, i could never dream of, yeah most men like me but if they know me they get scared and im gonna freak..you know..I have found one and I stay with him, but never live in one house, ppllleaassee!

Interesting.
By: JonahTorn. on 01 Aug 08, 19:09:21
Interesting.

I don't have sever ...
By: Festerius2008. on 01 Aug 08, 18:58:45
I don't have sever TS so I really can't add much to the conversation. My mild Tourettes has never negatively affected my dating life. I will add that when I was in a happy relationship my TS symptoms subsided greatly when I was around my girlfriend because I was relaxed and happy. I would say my bipolar disorder has caused me a whole lot more social problems than my TS.

Tourettes Thunder
Posted by: JonahTorn

Video duration: 184 seconds

Another poem about Tourettes by Jonah Torn.

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Great job Johan; ...
By: GratefulChristian. on 03 Jan 09, 06:45:35
Great job Johan; thanks for sharing...God Bless you:)

Your poems are ...
By: KaliAngelsMuse1. on 24 Nov 08, 05:31:39
Your poems are wonderful. Amazing. You are very talented.

Thanks so much, ...
By: raes519. on 18 Nov 08, 15:29:57
Thanks so much, this is wonderful! Can I ask you, what is your opinion on medications for tics? My son is only 5 1/2 and not on any medications (he is on GFCF which is working pretty well for him so far). But I am wondering what to do in the future. Thanks.

Thank You!
By: JonahTorn. on 15 Nov 08, 23:56:07
Thank You!

Wow, this is very ...
By: HollymarkProductions. on 15 Nov 08, 23:05:42
Wow, this is very good!

Great video and ...
By: NfldBiker. on 15 Nov 08, 23:04:19
Great video and thanks for sharing!

absolutely amazing! ...
By: jenniferozogul. on 26 Aug 08, 13:48:36
absolutely amazing! Thank you so much for sharing. Such beautiful poetry!!!

thank you for ...
By: allinaroe. on 25 Aug 08, 16:51:05
thank you for sharing your videos! I love your poetry! It's so enlightening and helpful to me as I do research :) Keep Writing!

Thanks for sharing ...
By: marciajoe. on 11 Aug 08, 17:16:13
Thanks for sharing you videos with me. I am amazed at your strength and courage. Keep up the good work, your poetry is amazing.

Hey Josh...thanks ...
By: MommieDawn. on 11 Aug 08, 16:36:43
Hey Josh...thanks for the email....not to sound condescending....you have to know me and get my sense of humor so I mean no disrespect....great poem and very William Shatner like! As far as autism similarities....stll learning myself...Asperger's is mostly (for me and my daughter at least) social and anxiety over allot of things...but like I said...I am still learning about my own syndrome....Great poem buddy!

Wow. I like that. ...
By: JonahTorn. on 11 Aug 08, 14:24:44
Wow. I like that. Symphony of Words. Did you know Mozart has been suspected as being a Tourettes suffer? Thank you for your comment.

You are Very Gifted ...
By: momto2miracles. on 11 Aug 08, 14:01:49
You are Very Gifted!! Thank You for sharing the beautiful symphony of your words!

I may try ...
By: JonahTorn. on 09 Aug 08, 21:11:26
I may try annotations first because this in not a form poem. My sounds sometimes sound as if they are more formal because I pay attention to sound with or with out a constant meter. It creates the Illusion of form because there are many Limited forms. Repetition of sounds helps one know a sounds is deliiberate. Repetion is to poetry, what Symetry is to Beauty, the rule we think of first for a healthy flawless form. But mastery of sounds that create and recreate patterns is best.

Yeah it would be ...
By: ONEamWALKAH. on 09 Aug 08, 21:05:53
Yeah it would be nice to see in print to, add it to the description. This was great man, i listened to it a few times to take it fully in.... Great line here... "JOY meets PAIN, DANCE meets a beating - BEATEN by the world, in its festival of SOUNDS REPEATING"

very poetic..thanks ...
By: skateasian. on 08 Aug 08, 00:27:52
very poetic..thanks for sharing. keep up the great work!

i always tic when ...
By: BraDRoBBo. on 30 Jul 08, 01:37:31
i always tic when watching someone else tic nice vid

This is really good ...
By: sabergirl08. on 29 Jul 08, 15:21:54
This is really good, and true.

It might not be ...
By: pi314too. on 28 Jul 08, 02:22:30
It might not be letting me post because i am putting stuff in quotation marks. Ill try again with no quotations.... Be sure you are logged on to your account. Look to the right of your video to where it says OWNER VIDEO OPTIONS. Right under that click on EDIT VIDEO. You can type your poem in the description box there. When you are done be sure to scroll down and click on SAVE CHANGES. To see what you have written go back and click on MORE INFO at the top right of your video.

I keep typing out ...
By: pi314too. on 28 Jul 08, 02:15:40
I keep typing out directions but its not taking for some reason..i will try again later

How do I do that?
By: JonahTorn. on 27 Jul 08, 22:12:30
How do I do that?

By the way, Jonah, ...
By: pi314too. on 27 Jul 08, 19:56:36
By the way, Jonah, Can you please write the poem out for us on the right of the vid? I would love to see it in print too.

Jonah, You are a ...
By: pi314too. on 27 Jul 08, 19:54:57
Jonah, You are a talented, brave and passionate poet. Thanks for sharing your gift with us. New Subscriber, Pattipi PS I write songs and poetry and sing also. I invite you to subscribe. Perhaps something I have written will touch you too. :)

I need more ...
By: JonahTorn. on 25 Jul 08, 20:46:22
I need more subscribers and then I want to sell the books with Dvds, Dvds alone and books alone on the web. I am trying to get subscribers first, as many as I can.

Jonah, your poetry ...
By: pianohbc. on 25 Jul 08, 20:26:35
Jonah, your poetry is wonderful and sensitive. its also bold and passionate - I love some poetry but could never write as well as you- you have a God given talent. Someone mentioned a book- have you details?

thanks man. i find ...
By: TickerTwiztedTales. on 23 Jul 08, 08:04:26
thanks man. i find these very impressive. Glad to see other people with TS fighting for it and making something out of it. keep close man. I appreciate your videos. Ticker Twizted

Amendments to the ADA
Posted by: JonahTorn

Video duration: 238 seconds

Jonah talks about the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) Amendments Act Of 2008, sign by the President September 25,2008.

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The Warring Kind copyright 2004
Posted by: JonahTorn

Video duration: 76 seconds

A poem about war by Jonah Torn Copyright 2004

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Good point debstef. ...
By: JonahTorn. on 07 Dec 08, 22:25:26
Good point debstef. I brought up topics alon that line in the comments because it helps me prepare just in case others are drafted and just in case someones beliefs change after they are in the armed forces. Also I am concerned with christians and conscientious objectors around the world, and hope that discussion will help them make a peaceful plea for alternative service that is not involved in any part of fighting in war.

For me not becoming ...
By: JonahTorn. on 07 Dec 08, 22:20:24
For me not becoming the Warring Kind is part of my Christianity, so that is how I consider myself separate from those who may ever go to war. I study consceintious objection to help others make a case that that is what they legally are if there is a draft. I do not think I would ever be drafted because I can not control my body, so I research the Churches history against carnal warfare first & then the history of objector in general as a resource for others.

Thank you.
By: JonahTorn. on 07 Dec 08, 22:19:16
Thank you.

welldone good ...
By: NightSniper2008. on 06 Dec 08, 02:15:05
welldone good lyrics

Well said, you ...
By: lordennis01. on 05 Oct 08, 00:33:46
Well said, you should pay little attention to comments like that. Poetry, like most other artistic literatures, are ones that are often neglected, and as a consequence, are appreciated the most.

This poem has no ...
By: JonahTorn. on 12 Sep 08, 15:49:35
This poem has no specific location. Much of this poem is responsive so for all you know this about those who never lift a weapon but has an internal reaction. I never meant solidiers or if being a soldier is not a requirement to be the warring kind then I fit that context without going to war. But before you can say this is a poem about one who wasn't there it would help to have a location in mind.

OMG THE SKY IS ...
By: ninjacssss. on 12 Sep 08, 12:30:22
OMG THE SKY IS FALLING gtfo. A poem from someone who wasnt there gg no credentials at all.

well said man... ...
By: freesouljah. on 28 Aug 08, 22:11:44
well said man...well said...

You are welcome! ...
By: JonahTorn. on 25 Aug 08, 05:35:47
You are welcome! Thank you for the chance.

Thank you for ...
By: Elpepo17. on 25 Aug 08, 04:17:17
Thank you for setting this as a video responce to my video :)

very well written, ...
By: scottytoohottie123. on 24 Aug 08, 10:51:14
very well written,love and respect scotty and libby:0)

great...
By: rootdoctorabe. on 20 Aug 08, 23:06:39
great...

So The History ...
By: debstef. on 20 Aug 08, 00:23:44
So The History Channel is behind 9-11? The Discovery Channel? How many people would it take? How many? We are entering the greatest period in human history because the future is always bright. Your the worst kind of religous fanatic. Very dangerous in your zealotry.

You need to wake up ...
By: Leiflton. on 20 Aug 08, 00:17:38
You need to wake up. 9/11 was an inside job. Learn the truth and help us fight the New World Order. We're about to enter the worst period in human history, so do not hold these matters in derision. Investigate them thoroughly. I initially denounced it myself; everyone does, but upon further investigation, you will find that the evidence is irrefutable and complete.

Yup. YT take ALL ...
By: debstef. on 20 Aug 08, 00:06:01
Yup. YT take ALL kinds

The US government, ...
By: Leiflton. on 19 Aug 08, 22:49:52
The US government, in the event that we go to war with Iran/Russia, thus inciting WWIII. Possible false flag ops on the way as a provocation and pretext for war. We must prepare for everything, especially the inevitable. "Prepare to meet thy God."

Findiing ...
By: JonahTorn. on 19 Aug 08, 22:37:34
Findiing information as a conscientious objector as if you might be Drafted give you the nessessary information for others to read and prepare there own file and understand and defend their reasons for being conscientious objectors. So even though my disability means I may not be drafted if a draft starts I might help others or just understand my own beliefs better.

Who in the world ...
By: debstef. on 19 Aug 08, 21:57:22
Who in the world would draft YOU?

Yeah, if I am ...
By: Leiflton. on 19 Aug 08, 20:20:57
Yeah, if I am drafted, I will not go. "For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty unto God to the pulling down of strongholds." Plus Jesus said "Put up again thy sword into thy sheath, for all those who take the sword shall perish with the sword." And Revelation "All those who kill with the sword must be killed by the sword."

Courageous, kind, ...
By: CarrieSnider. on 19 Aug 08, 02:31:31
Courageous, kind, and insightful.

nice... what's the ...
By: happyseaurchin. on 17 Aug 08, 19:37:54
nice... what's the next step...?

john, still looking ...
By: fidel1320. on 16 Aug 08, 21:55:06
john, still looking for some definitions in my english-spanish dictionary. All I can say so far is thank you for this light that we need so desperatly.

Thank you for ...
By: MariaStellaGM. on 16 Aug 08, 14:47:12
Thank you for sharing the poem.

Not the greatest ...
By: ResearchX. on 14 Aug 08, 06:03:06
Not the greatest delivery but one of the most beautiful and thought provoking poem and video that I have ever heard. Thank you JonahTorn. You are truly gifted and *****.

Thanks for sharing ...
By: willienelsonpri. on 13 Aug 08, 15:04:15
Thanks for sharing your peaceful message, Jonah. Beautiful use of words. Liz

The Rawboned Wisp and the Spindly Runt
Posted by: JonahTorn

Video duration: 95 seconds

The working man since pentecost and by contrast to how Christians treated each other during the early days of The Way.

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Dry the Tears
Posted by: JonahTorn

Video duration: 107 seconds

A poem about the man Jesus healed a man who could not reach the waters stired by an angel at the five porticos of Bethesda, because he was so withered.

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Jonah 'medicine at ...
By: gluck7104. on 11 Sep 08, 19:33:38
Jonah 'medicine at its proper time' Thank you!

I love the poem! i ...
By: jockgonpunk. on 02 Sep 08, 19:32:17
I love the poem! i met you the other day at blockbuster. your good!

I love this poem... ...
By: corbinscorner. on 01 Sep 08, 15:10:08
I love this poem...great job!one of my favorites. just had to comment again. :)

I really enjoyed ...
By: corbinscorner. on 28 Aug 08, 04:14:01
I really enjoyed this poem. yet another sharp stick poking bluntly into my heart. great prose! 5 stars.

I agree with that. ...
By: Soulfree2008. on 19 Aug 08, 13:03:52
I agree with that. Meditation can help to focus your energy in a way that is calming to the mind...

One question. HAve ...
By: schizophrenik8. on 17 Aug 08, 17:42:36
One question. HAve you ever heard of breathing exercises like meditation. MAybe that would be your next step....I c ontrol my mind and hevaiour doing slow breathing when I act in life.

Jonah thank you for ...
By: countrygurl1002. on 27 Jul 08, 02:38:08
Jonah thank you for bringing me to your page..I have watched you speak your beautiful poems and you truly exude a sense of genuineness...Bless you...

Wonderful video and ...
By: o7jimmy. on 20 Jul 08, 19:30:46
Wonderful video and the Lord bless you. :) Brother Jimmy

Very good. Thank ...
By: apostleds. on 20 Jul 08, 18:56:29
Very good. Thank you for sharing. God bless you. Brother Don

Hallelujah! This is ...
By: Xkin2thekingX. on 20 Jul 08, 18:54:31
Hallelujah! This is beautiful!

Really wonderful. ...
By: livingpassion. on 20 Jul 08, 00:59:41
Really wonderful. Thank you so much for sending this to me. I quite appreciated it.

Powerful! 5 stars.
By: EyeGates. on 09 Jul 08, 19:32:36
Powerful! 5 stars.

Awesome!
By: JonahTorn. on 09 Jul 08, 13:02:53
Awesome!

Thankyou brother, ...
By: Mekelsior. on 09 Jul 08, 09:30:14
Thankyou brother, added to my favourites :)

God Bless!
By: themistoklisp. on 09 Jul 08, 06:40:39
God Bless!

Thank you and ...
By: JonahTorn. on 06 Jul 08, 04:30:08
Thank you and please spread the word on youtube about poems you enjoy. God Bless.

This is a cool idea ...
By: galatian5. on 06 Jul 08, 03:33:01
This is a cool idea to make poems about the Gospels. It's the perfect model for creativity. Nothing inspires more than the Bible itself.

Thank you
By: JonahTorn. on 04 Jul 08, 03:31:13
Thank you

Thank you
By: JonahTorn. on 04 Jul 08, 03:30:59
Thank you

Thank you
By: JonahTorn. on 04 Jul 08, 03:30:49
Thank you

That was wonderful.
By: jomama2herman. on 30 Jun 08, 13:41:27
That was wonderful.

This poem is based ...
By: JonahTorn. on 30 Jun 08, 13:01:10
This poem is based on a man Jesus healed in John 5:1-9.

Very nice poem
By: Elpepo17. on 27 Jun 08, 14:55:56
Very nice poem

I like the end, an ...
By: butiamnotcrazy. on 30 May 08, 23:11:19
I like the end, an the then...dun dun dun...he did. :) Brilliant poem, on an amazing man. To imagine the thoughts that ran through his mind then that the lord could do such infinite wonders. Right on!

Love is not a Simple Heart Strung-Out Junkie
Posted by: JonahTorn

Video duration: 208 seconds

The poem: Love is not a Simple Heart Strung-Out Junkie
by Olatundji Akpo-Sani at Burnt Toast in Boulder Colorado
for the poetry reading hosted by Baobob Tree Press every
Wensday at about 8:30pm.

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Two Exquisite Corpses
Posted by: JonahTorn

Video duration: 98 seconds

Poetry about Love. Two Exqusiite Corpses: Written by Jonah Torn copyright 2008.

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thats really good! ...
By: famguy1981. on 30 Aug 08, 07:49:07
thats really good! it sounds really nice!

Very good man.
By: TrivselTV. on 24 Aug 08, 09:16:28
Very good man.

Well done!
By: LuminolBlue. on 23 Aug 08, 03:55:57
Well done!

I have one. ...
By: distressed7. on 20 Aug 08, 14:20:43
I have one. Three exquisite phantoms, One is, not new, Two is, not my world, Three is, Not my order. Neither is it yours.

make poems about ...
By: Leiflton. on 19 Aug 08, 20:15:02
make poems about the New World Order...

man, you've got ...
By: fivehoursaway. on 19 Aug 08, 18:18:55
man, you've got talent! keep it up!

Do you know any one ...
By: JonahTorn. on 19 Aug 08, 18:14:11
Do you know any one who might benefit from these words? I can take comments on expanding on peace topics and try to write what people need to hear. Kind words can heal and uplift, but I always want more ideas for my art.

Well done man. The ...
By: ejgiv. on 19 Aug 08, 18:07:18
Well done man. The poem comes to life. My hat is off to you.

What you've ...
By: runawayspacedog. on 11 Aug 08, 19:46:37
What you've expressed is at least one good reason I live alone. Mutuality seems impossible in this life. Are two people ever in the same place at the same time, I wonder? I admire the courage I see in your rawness.

That was excellent. ...
By: feelytouchy67. on 09 Aug 08, 11:44:44
That was excellent. I am not a poet myself, but I do like it very much. You give excellent delivery! Has anyone told you that you resemble the actor John Goodman?

wow that was nice ...
By: RedHead531. on 05 Aug 08, 21:08:05
wow that was nice very good.!

Beautiful and ...
By: dearmalika. on 30 Jul 08, 14:49:44
Beautiful and interesting, but I have a problem:My english is not so good, I cant understand all at the first time, so I must repeat it!

i dislike poerty ...
By: xDi3hardx15. on 24 Jul 08, 07:14:49
i dislike poerty but this makes me like it a bit more thank you. fantastic job!

First of all, I ...
By: livingpassion. on 20 Jul 08, 01:08:00
First of all, I love the title. This was very well expressed, I loved the emotion and I thought it incredibly unique. I'm very touched and impressed by your poetry. It contains the kind of passion that I strive for in my own work. Thank you for sharing!

cheers again. i ...
By: Ladycroft144. on 18 Jul 08, 14:43:33
cheers again. i really liked this!! wooowie!

? exquisite
By: SomebodyIusedtoknow. on 02 Jul 08, 16:22:08
? exquisite

you are very ...
By: teenwitchlovergirl. on 02 Jul 08, 05:14:54
you are very welcome!

Thank you. Every ...
By: JonahTorn. on 02 Jul 08, 04:07:37
Thank you. Every one should check out the vidoe on your channel: Paul McCartney - Back on my Feet Paul McCartney is awesome!

Thankyou, but what ...
By: JonahTorn. on 02 Jul 08, 04:04:33
Thankyou, but what do think of poem. (HA! Ha!) Seriously Thank You.

beautiful.
By: teenwitchlovergirl. on 02 Jul 08, 00:19:49
beautiful.

Very good
By: jpage78. on 23 May 08, 20:13:47
Very good

Becoming an Answers to Others Prayers, Visiting the Disabled
Posted by: JonahTorn

Video duration: 307 seconds

Jonah Talks about visiting shutins and the Disabled.

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hi, I started ...
By: headmase. on 07 Sep 08, 20:04:44
hi, I started getting information on people with tourettes when I saw a laballaa video. Then I fell on yours and let me say, you guys have something so great in you, you make me hopefull again. I know this might sound goofy jonah, but really it's true. Just stay yourself, you are making a difference. maybe not perceptible but something knows you're doing something good. peace to you.

Thanks - I didn't ...
By: thrufaithalone. on 02 Sep 08, 06:15:41
Thanks - I didn't know it could be that simple:)

Thank you.
By: JonahTorn. on 02 Sep 08, 06:06:16
Thank you.

I just go in as a ...
By: JonahTorn. on 02 Sep 08, 05:57:57
I just go in as a friend.

How does a person ...
By: thrufaithalone. on 02 Sep 08, 05:51:49
How does a person get in to see people with the way things are now? (the HIPPA laws)

i felt weird after ...
By: LaBellaa1984. on 01 Aug 08, 17:08:49
i felt weird after the intake i did kinda sollicitation I had to work with anorexic and autistic people and I was like.. oh my.. at the end I got so nerves, so that lady said, if you doubt then don't do it, she saw I was scared, (IT WAS A MUST! to do every week the same) I'm not good at my plannings but I felt like if I do this i am gonna dissapoint these persons soon or later.. you know, i had a week to think about it and didn't picked up my phone that week.. so lame me.. but I have no car!:(

What felt weird?
By: JonahTorn. on 01 Aug 08, 16:47:50
What felt weird?

Yeah we have to ...
By: LaBellaa1984. on 01 Aug 08, 16:41:56
Yeah we have to take CARE!! ;)) I had recently also the idea to work as a 'buddy'for other lonely people who have an illness or disability, but I feel sometimes so ego.. I (the world) had it's own trouble and have to take care of them/ourselves these days.. jehh it so silly. I decided not to do it, by the way it did feel weird ..after

Well said, and so ...
By: livingpassion. on 31 Jul 08, 16:42:29
Well said, and so true. My family used to make weekly visits to a nursing home and we made some GREAT friends through that. Also had a friend from high school who was disabled and lived in a group home who I used to spend a lot of time with until he was moved far away. I miss it as well.

This is so true man ...
By: SpinergyDude. on 30 Jul 08, 19:39:31
This is so true man. I loved seeing people when I was able to drive and work. Awesome work.

I will give it some ...
By: RoelGeurtsen. on 30 Jul 08, 18:59:20
I will give it some serious thoughts,though feeling kinda awkward about it,i do have the time! Time also to enjoy your lovely poetry!

Lift
Posted by: JonahTorn

Video duration: 89 seconds

Does a man dare risk his heart for woman who is already the love of his life. This is a poem about the soaring on love and the hope that if the one one desires to touch realises some one is gliding on love for her that she wiil not drop them.

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Legislative action
Posted by: JonahTorn

Video duration: 133 seconds

Jonah covers the information on how to take legislative action.

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Im so so sorry life ...
By: jakluk4. on 03 Sep 08, 21:31:21
Im so so sorry life was hell for you in school my friend :( It is because of kids like you tho, that changed things for kids like my son.....when we know better, we do better, at least thats what we all should strive for. Sending HUGE hugs to you!

WOW! Awesome ...
By: SpinergyDude. on 03 Sep 08, 20:54:41
WOW! Awesome information my friend. :)

Oh my God it was ...
By: thickbrianq. on 03 Sep 08, 20:52:21
Oh my God it was fucking horrible for me in school in the 60's/70's, I onlky had maybe 3 teachers that tried to work with me! I am so GLAD for these kids today, and yes, parents need to constantly advocate for their child with tourettes!!!!

No no, I use the ...
By: thickbrianq. on 03 Sep 08, 20:50:02
No no, I use the capsules filled with a standardized grapeseed oil, and 1 to 2 milligrams per pound of body weight so I take 6 capsules every morning, or I try to!

Hi there, sorry it ...
By: thickbrianq. on 03 Sep 08, 20:49:05
Hi there, sorry it took me long to get back, I also would try the brand that walmart sells or any brand, you want the capsules with the grapseed oil and many people have to shop around to find a brand that works well with their body, but after I take my 6 capsules within the 1/2 hour I am calmed down and not anxiety or angry. I wish you wellness Brother, I love the grapeseed extract! Oh yah, I might get a cam with my new puter so I can make videos, you rock!!!

basically, my son ...
By: jakluk4. on 03 Sep 08, 16:08:18
basically, my son can succeed very well in a reg. classroom, IF he has special accomodations, not services. There are no "special ed services" that can help him excel, he is already doing that on his own. What he DOES need are accomodations, which by law under the 504 Plan, a teacher/staff must provide. As a parent tho, you must constantly be advocating for your child, because some teachers dont read or understand or follow the 504 Plan they get lazy or slack off here and there. Not all but some

they are diff, u r ...
By: jakluk4. on 03 Sep 08, 15:44:57
they are diff, u r correct. The 504 falls under the Rehab Act, where the IEP falls under the IDEA, if Im correct. It can be confusing, it was for me when I was first learning. Basically the diff is: 504 plan: receives accommodations that will ensure their academic success and access to the learning environment. an IEP: receives specialized instruction and related services. The IEP falls under special education, the 504 does not. My son doesnt need special services/education. Do I make sense?lol

Is 504 a plan under ...
By: JonahTorn. on 03 Sep 08, 14:54:25
Is 504 a plan under another law?

My son can be 100% ...
By: jakluk4. on 03 Sep 08, 13:53:38
My son can be 100% successful in a regular classroom setting, with special accomodations without the need of ANY special ed services. If that makes any sense. He is above average in his education, and a whiz at Math, he doesnt need special ed, what he does need tho are teachers who allow him to tic and not punish him for his Tourettes. The 504 Plan allows his teachers to follow a plan to meet his special needs, tasks that take him longer due to his hand tics, ect. without punishing him for them.

A 504 plan is a ...
By: jakluk4. on 03 Sep 08, 13:49:25
A 504 plan is a legal document falling under the provisions of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. It is designed to plan a program of instructional services to assist students with special needs who are in a regular education setting. A 504 plan is not an Individualized Education Program (IEP) as is required for special education students. However, a student moving from a special education to a regular education placement could be placed under a 504 plan. By law, teachers MUST follow the plan.

What is a 504 plan?
By: JonahTorn. on 03 Sep 08, 13:29:36
What is a 504 plan?

Thanks Jonah! ...
By: jakluk4. on 03 Sep 08, 11:02:41
Thanks Jonah! Knowing your laws is so key, especially when you have a child in public school! I have been able to keep my son OUT of special ed and off of the IEP, we get all we need/want from just a 504 Plan, in regular classroom setting, because I know my sons rights and the laws. Its so so important! I have to look into this grape seed oil now :) We have done detox here, and the results are amazing...watching the diet has really helped us. Peace and Hugs to you! TSA website is the best!

Thank you. Is ...
By: JonahTorn. on 03 Sep 08, 05:19:14
Thank you. Is there a brand I can look for that is not at costco, because I do not have a membership right now.

I use the cosco ...
By: thickbrianq. on 03 Sep 08, 04:47:32
I use the cosco brand, it is cheap and it works for me!! It is a liquid gel caps,I use the higher recommended doese of 2 milligrams per pound of my weith-the recommendation is either 1 or 2 milligrams per pound so I take 6 capsules in the morning on an empty stoa=mache with no side effects!! And I don't try to kill or jurt myself anymore either!! Good look with this and Be Blessed and be Well!!!

Do you take grape ...
By: Festerius2008. on 03 Sep 08, 04:16:25
Do you take grape seed oil by the teaspoon or is it a supplement in pill form? What brand do you use?

Hugs brother, I am ...
By: thickbrianq. on 03 Sep 08, 04:07:18
Hugs brother, I am a Gay Crow Indian in Montana with tourettes also,I don't like that the last time I checked with the national tourettes association that I could not afford to join, but I am having the best of success with GrapeSeed extract for Tourettes Associated Rage, it vompletely goes away with my grapeseeed extract! Also, I highly recommend the book"tourettes syndrome:finding answeres and getting help by Mitzi Waltz! I love your channel Brother!

Poet Tic Guy
Posted by: JonahTorn

Video duration: 280 seconds

Jonah Torn introduces himself.

Related: arts, film, jonah, performing, poet, short, torn, tourettes

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Strange Tourettes Noises
Posted by: JonahTorn

Video duration: 49 seconds

A rocky moment with Jonah's Tourettes.

Related: community, jonah, loud, movement, noises, poet, strange, torn, tourettes

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Wow I don't know ...
By: BlobSquad. on 03 Jan 09, 07:26:02
Wow I don't know what to say. Must be hard for you.

Wow, thanks.
By: JonahTorn. on 15 Nov 08, 00:00:41
Wow, thanks.

wow, being so open ...
By: lotsofcurlz36. on 14 Nov 08, 23:03:11
wow, being so open about it with a condition that advance is amazing, hats off 2 u

thnx for sharing! ...
By: heyjeySigma. on 22 Aug 08, 07:45:11
thnx for sharing! very insightful, and wish u the best

Crap! I made noises ...
By: sarahbellydancer. on 28 Jul 08, 21:02:04
Crap! I made noises when I was younger but never anything as severe a this. Those just sounded painful!

Hey, buddy. OK, I ...
By: SpinergyDude. on 22 Jul 08, 13:48:34
Hey, buddy. OK, I have seen people then with your condition before, I just was unaware what it was. And, like you are, they where super cool people also. :) Thanks for sharing this side of your self with us. Thanks also for being a great person. Spinergy

Ive never seen ...
By: xDi3hardx15. on 22 Jul 08, 07:44:38
Ive never seen tourettes before other than that 'tourettes guy' video that my friend showed me. People laugh and make fun of that video in the comments, I even thought it was funny but when I came across your message you sent me and saw your videos it was like the exact opposite of funny. You're doing a good thing and thank you for sharing! - Daven/17/Canada

You sent me a ...
By: xDi3hardx15. on 22 Jul 08, 07:41:10
You sent me a message saying that you saw my comments about a stammer/stutter video and I found it very interesting because I have never seen a stammer or anything like it in my life. When I watched your videos I had the exact same feelings as I did with the other video. I think it is fantastic that you put this on youtube for others to see and realize that not everyone's perfect and that we all have flaws in complete different ways...

Thank you. I was ...
By: JonahTorn. on 22 Jul 08, 06:57:41
Thank you. I was screaming before I filmed this and Talking seemed to stop that, but I stuttered more. Wierd Huh.

That must be an ...
By: livingpassion. on 22 Jul 08, 06:18:30
That must be an incredibly difficult thing to learn to live with. I'm glad you've found ways to express it though. Thank you for sharing.

Called Demon Possession because of Tourettes
Posted by: JonahTorn

Video duration: 178 seconds

Jonah Torn recieves emails that say he is Demon Possessed because of his Tourettes.

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So sorry this ...
By: MistressReba. on 13 Oct 08, 06:18:50
So sorry this happened to you Jonah. When I was a kid I was told i was 'just crazy' and mean, I lived with that. Growing older in the mid 80's DRS diagnosed me with Panic disorder, my son started having symptoms which led to intense evaluation, this is when I too found out what was REALLY wrong with me, a HUGE weight was lifted off me to learn I ONLY had Tourette and OCD, I really was NOT crazy! From time to time I may rage, but life is but a stage and we are all actors in some strange way.

JOnah I see debbils ...
By: TheMainMeal. on 29 Sep 08, 12:23:55
JOnah I see debbils in your eyes....Good Lord..demon possesion..thats a good'un..I must have a whole host of demons living in my voice box..hahaha

guy, the person who ...
By: walls777. on 03 Sep 08, 14:21:46
guy, the person who wrote that shit 2 u was prolly a contorted catholic. Don't listen to it, go on and live ur life.

i use to think that ...
By: Jok3R9914440033313. on 25 Aug 08, 03:38:29
i use to think that cuz every time i read the bible i sniff a lot or repeat the crap i read ova and ova a gain and i still do do that and when i praye thatz when it getz worzt to fo some reason like i reapeat in jesus name and amen ova and ova a gainz but my momz said thank of it a good way cuzz ur shaken hell when u do thatz lolz laterz hope the bezt fo u to laterz

Why do people feel ...
By: crazations. on 19 Aug 08, 23:24:27
Why do people feel the need to form opinions about those they have never met? - more often than not based on a fear of the unknown - and even worse, then try to force those opinions on other people! An opinion is what's left when you filter The Truth through a Belief System. Love, Peace, Justice, for All.

i don't think all ...
By: MatthewHudghton. on 18 Aug 08, 07:12:44
i don't think all illness and stuff is caused by demons , but i do think demons are real, although i've never really been in an encounter with anything dodgy spirit like that, although my brother has (once) and my dad (who's a vicar in the anglican church (church of england)) has had a few encounters with things like that, like things in houses throwing objects (and once a person!) through the air and also had to cast out demons in Jesus name out of people who are like manifesting in big ways :/

erg, it must be ...
By: MatthewHudghton. on 18 Aug 08, 07:04:24
erg, it must be hard / slightly annoying having people email you things like that, especially if your like a proper christian who believes and everything its good you know your stuff , generational curses are abit unbiblical

hey MichaelPatry01 ...
By: MatthewHudghton. on 18 Aug 08, 06:50:31
hey MichaelPatry01 just addressing 3 and 4, i'm an evangelical charismatic (pretty similar in many ways to pentecostal, i beleive in the operation gifts of the spirit for the body of Christ) and i also believe in demons, but i don't think that all illness , phycological or physical, is caused by demons. i do think demons can cause illness but not all illness is because of that. Also I don't beleive in generational curses

Your not possesed ...
By: Elpepo17. on 05 Aug 08, 16:32:03
Your not possesed your to nice to be :)

does the emailer ...
By: brabon. on 02 Aug 08, 06:59:53
does the emailer live in the 18th century? how did they figure out to use a computer to write the email

The Massoretic text ...
By: JonahTorn. on 31 Jul 08, 05:04:19
The Massoretic text in Hebrew is Hebrew with changes in grammer from texts that no longer exists any more except for a few of the Dead Sea scroll perhaps....is that correct?

Where do you go to ...
By: MichaelPatry01. on 31 Jul 08, 04:58:13
Where do you go to 'church' Jonahtorn? I am curious, and please make an effort to at least find that book in the library and read some of it. Very enlightening.

There needs to be ...
By: JonahTorn. on 31 Jul 08, 04:47:28
There needs to be an interpreter in worship where two or at the most three may speak.

Sorry, ran out of ...
By: MichaelPatry01. on 31 Jul 08, 04:43:39
Sorry, ran out of letters. 3) DO NOT TALK TO PENTECOSTAL PROTESTANTS ABOUT ANYTHING. Speak to more educated Christians that actually READ their Bible, be it Protestant Mas. OT and NT or Septuagint OT and NT. For the Pentecostals, do some research if you have no clue what the Masoretic and Septuagint are. 4) When speaking in tongues, there needs to be an interpreter, PENTECOSTAL FRIENDS HINT HINT, and perhaps the tongues of angels would actually be recognized with grammar structure HINT

Well, I can talk ...
By: MichaelPatry01. on 31 Jul 08, 04:39:41
Well, I can talk about everything now. 1) I have Tourette's syndrome which is NOT a psychological or psychotic disorder but is actually a neurological disorder. Refer to "Tourette Syndrome and Human Behavior", Dr. David E. Comings, M.D. by Hope Press, ISBN 1-878267-27-2 for expert knowledge. 2) Demons are real, and they could be an aggravating factor which could incite these TS episodes, also exciting movies, radio, music, porn, theater experience, etc., but TS is NOT supernatural.

Hey god knowsss?? ...
By: LaBellaa1984. on 30 Jul 08, 07:50:24
Hey god knowsss?? It's true? haha good one. Who knows, right!

I think some people ...
By: JonahTorn. on 28 Jul 08, 21:19:29
I think some people are scared that they have an answer to people in the Bible who possessed by evil spirits.The Trouble is if some one sounds like a person with a split personality we have no way of knowing if they were possessed by evil spirits or not and we are not seeing these people in person to know if we would have a different impression. Also spirits left when cast out, so one would have to believe all of the account from diagnosis to cure to say this was not demon Possession.

One of my friends ...
By: sarahbellydancer. on 28 Jul 08, 20:58:31
One of my friends said she was watching a show on TV and they talked about how back in the Middle Ages this was very common thinking. (We werer just discussing it she was not claiming to agree) I just looked at her and said mostly hypothetically, "So what are all of these peoples excuse who think that now? We don't live in the middle ages anymore so why do we continue to think like that?" She hnestly did not know what to say and neither do I people like that are stupid.

What kind of a ...
By: teenwitchlovergirl. on 27 Jul 08, 04:53:25
What kind of a person these days would think that anyone would be possessed. It just makes no sense. Thats like saying someone is the devil just because they are blind. Thats just too sad.

I agree :) Luckily, ...
By: jakluk4. on 27 Jul 08, 00:04:38
I agree :) Luckily, there is much more positive out there, then negative :) My family has been VERY fortunate, and we havnt had to deal with much negative over the past 7 years or so. Namaste' :)

One thing I worry ...
By: JonahTorn. on 26 Jul 08, 23:39:29
One thing I worry about is that people blame fundamentalism for views like these when a fundamental study (at least for Christains, I can't speak for others) rules these conclusions out.

Wonderful video ...
By: jakluk4. on 26 Jul 08, 21:49:58
Wonderful video response :) Thanks for the emails! I am Buddhist, so I can guarantee my son's arent possed by demons, but rather indeed have a Neurological Disorder. People need educating. Only Love and Truth can dispel such ignorance and hate. Peace and much Love to you Jonah. Keep educating and sharing with those who want to learn, and dont let the ignorant and hateful bring you down. Personally, I find those emails to be very creepy, and I have gone ahead and blocked them from my channel :)

some people just ...
By: LisyLou. on 26 Jul 08, 15:18:46
some people just don't know what the hell they're talking about most of the time, i don't have Tourette's but i've had people coming up to me and blessing me before, it's weird... saying that you're possessed by demons is the stupidest thing i've ever heard in my life, whoever said that is obviously very ignorant

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