Brad Cohen the co- author of In Front of the Class has shown many difficulties of living with Tourette's Syndrome. For example, the thoughts of how people view Cohen. Others believe that Cohen was weird and different by the way he acted with his barking and woop! noises. Going to certain places made it difficult for Cohen because Cohen's syndrome was always about shouting and high expression of his ticing. Applying for a job with Tourette’s makes it harder and less likely to get the job because most managers may believe that individuals who have a disability cannot perform the job properly. The difficulties that Cohen faces throughout his life is how individuals view Cohen, such as others thoughts and opinion of Cohen, why Cohen is kicked out of a movie theater and restaurant and what is it like for Cohen finding a job with Tourettes.
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For instance, Cohen's father had a confused thought on Cohen's behavior he had no idea what to do with him. When Cohen would sit there in his father's vehicle, he would bang his knee or leg on the car’s dash. Cohen’s father would demand him to stop; however, if Cohen did not stop, then his father would punish him by “popping Cohen on the chin telling him to stop” (18). . If it did not stop, his father would keep slapping him until Cohen was either out of the car or not near his father. In Cohen’s point of view he could not control anything because of his
For instance, Cohen's father had a confused thought on Cohen's behavior he had no idea what to do with him. When Cohen would sit there in his father's vehicle, he would bang his knee or leg on the car’s dash. Cohen’s father would demand him to stop; however, if Cohen did not stop, then his father would punish him by “popping Cohen on the chin telling him to stop” (18). . If it did not stop, his father would keep slapping him until Cohen was either out of the car or not near his father. In Cohen’s point of view he could not control anything because of his