#tourette-syndrome

#tourette-syndrome

Tourette Syndrome is a neurological condition that causes a person to make involuntary movements or sounds. I've had tics since I was a child that have included throat-clearing, making noises, repeating words, blinking, winking, flexing my jaw or fingers, repetitive clicking and gasping for air. These tics were at their worst in my late teens, and then fluctuated between manageable and unmanageable in my early twenties.

The BBC has been reviewing what happened at Bafta on Sunday evening. This was a serious mistake and the director-general has instructed the Executive Complaints Unit (ECU) to complete a fast-tracked investigation and provide a full response to complainants.

Kirk Jones's terrifically warm, generous film is about real-life activist John Davidson, who is from Galashiels in the Scottish Borders and has Tourette syndrome, with its tics, compulsive behaviour patterns and random obscene shouts. He was awarded an MBE in 2019 for his work educating the nation about the condition since he first exhibited its symptoms as a teenager in 1989, as captured in the BBC's sensational documentary John's Not Mad.

"It's pretty wild," said Coates, a junior point guard at Berne-Knox-Westerlo (New York). "Just to see all of the people recreating my shot and trying to do it has been cool for sure. I mean, it must look absurd seeing it for the first time. It's an absolutely ridiculous shot. I never would've imagined this kind of attention."