The siblings

I started this blog to vent, educate, and just generally talk about my feelings where it concerns Liam and his TS. So, it stands to reason, the siblings don't get talked about quite as much in this blog as Liam does.
Diane seems to be dealing with Liam and his TS just about as well as can be expected- she pretty much ignores the whole thing And loathe as she is to admit it- she does kind of like her brother. They get along fairly well (well, as well as can be expected for a 13 year old girl and a 10 year old boy).
Aidan alternates between adoring and emulating his older brother and hating him. Which I guess is fairly normal as well.
Liam seems to have a tic that involves "laughing". The laughing is not really a laugh but a Muttley noise (If you are not familiar you can go watch at this youtube link ) This drives his brother nuts, and we've tried to ask Liam not to look at his brother while he's doing it. It most often seems to take place WHILE I am driving. You think texting while driving is a distraction? Try dealing with this.
Aidan doesn't understand Liam's tics at all- and as much as I try to explain to him that Liam can't help it, he can't seem to understand. One of Liam's tics at the moment is a loud squealing noise. Aidan seems to think this is very fun and when Liam squeals at home, Aidan likes to do it too. Which makes Liam do it more. *sigh*
Another one of Liam's tics (which seems to have subsided somewhat) is repeating phrases and turning them into a song. Aidan likes to join in, and sometimes this is absolutely hysterical and lots of fun, and I join in as well. You can see how this can all turn into the bain of a 13 year old girl's existance. One of my favorite hobbies at the moment is embarrassing Diane. Since that happens to be her brothers' favorite hobby as well, this tic is truly a joyous thing for Liam, Aidan and I. And while Diane gnashes her teeth and acts like we're torturing her, I think she secretly thinks it's kind of fun.