I Have Tourette Syndrome and I Have the N-Word Thrown at Me. I Have Thoughts on BAFTA.

Admin3 months ago011 mins

I didn’t find out I had Tourette Syndrome from a doctor — I found out from a 20/20 special. When I was in school, a young Black kid who was constantly speaking out and acting out in class, my mother and I didn’t know what I had until we saw people interviewed about their condition on television,…

For the Tourette Syndrome Community, the BAFTAs Brought on a Familiar Dread-Like Feeling

Admin3 months ago016 mins

When the advocate Jess Thom heard about a person with Tourette’s “ticcing” the BAFTAs, she had a familiar feeling: dread. Thom has Tourette Syndrome and when she got word of what happened with John Davidson, it brought to the surface many of the misunderstandings and confused reactions she has spent her life trying to fight….