Living with Tourette syndrome

People with Tourette's share their experiences ...

What Is Tourette Syndrome and Why Does It Cause Some People to Blurt Out Offensive Words?

John Davidson’s use of derogatory language during the BAFTA Awards was a symptom of the highly misunderstood neurological ...
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Billie Eilish opened up about ‘exhausting’ Tourette’s syndrome diagnosis

Billie Eilish previously opened up about her ‘exhausting’ Tourette’s syndrome diagnosis back in 2022 during a Netflix ...
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Local college student becomes Nevada's first Tourette syndrome advocate for national Capitol Hill trip

Peter Ferranti, a UNLV and College of Southern Nevada student, will meet with Nevada senators to push for more Tourette ...

Baylen Dupree Says Tourette Syndrome 'Doesn't Pull from Hatred' as She Speaks Out Following BAFTAs Incident

Baylen Dupree, who documents her experience with Tourette syndrome, issued a statement after the BAFTAs incident involving ...

'It feels like my brain is trying to be the class clown' - the reality of Tourette's

After a week of Tourette's in the spotlight, BBC News speaks to people with the condition about what it's like to live with.

Taboo tics like shouting curses and slurs are uncommon in Tourette syndrome − but people who have them suffer harsh social stigma

Obscene language tics, called coprolalia, don’t reveal what people with Tourette’s think and feel. In fact, tics often compel people to say or do precisely what they most wish to avoid.

‘Tourette syndrome is like blinking: the urge is too strong to control’

The man at the centre of the Bafta racial slur controversy said he was ‘deeply mortified’ if anyone considered his tics intentional ...