Boy's Tourette's swear words 'need no apology'

Nine-year-old Rocky, from Bristol, was diagnosed last year with coprolalia, a symptom of TS that causes uncontrollable ...

Tourette's tics are not just motor misfires—an emotion-linked brain circuit may open a new treatment frontier

While tics have been considered to result from an aberrant function of the brain's motor cortex, a Kobe University mouse ...
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I have Tourette syndrome. It took me 20 years to get a diagnosis.

I started having tics when I was 7 years old. At first, doctors dismissed my mom's concerns as me just being a kid. Tourette syndrome can't be cured, but I want to have more control over my tics. I’m ...
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Taboo tics like shouting curses and slurs are uncommon in Tourette syndrome − but people who have them suffer harsh social stigma

John Davidson, whose life inspired the award-winning biopic “I Swear,” involuntarily shouted a racial slur during Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo’s speech at the BAFTA film awards in London on Feb.
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John Davidson Says He Is “Deeply Mortified” That His Tourette’s Tics Could Be Seen As “Intentional” In First Statement After BAFTA Film Awards

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tourette syndrome campaigner John Davidson has issued a statement after his racial slur at the BAFTA Film Awards dominated the ...
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Tics: Part of Growing Up

How common are tics during childhood? Tics are so widespread that some experts say they are a normal part of growing up. About 20 percent of children will develop a tic—an involuntary movement such as ...
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I have Tourette syndrome. It took me 20 years to get a diagnosis.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. I started having tics when I was 7 years old. At first, doctors dismissed my mom's concerns as me just being a kid. Tourette ...