Tourette syndrome involves involuntary motor and vocal tics that are widely misunderstood. Learning what the condition looks ...

I am a sociolinguist who specialises in how language is understood and interpreted in society. I also have Tourette syndrome.

John Davidson’s use of derogatory language during the BAFTA Awards was a symptom of the highly misunderstood neurological ...

A racial slur shouted during the awards show has raised questions about how Tourette’s outbursts should be understood ...

Tourette’s syndrome, a neurological condition that causes involuntary sounds or movements known as tics, has come under the spotlight after a man with the condition shouted a racial slur during the ...

Tourette syndrome campaigner John Davidson has explained he left the British Film and Television Awards (BAFTAs) ceremony early on Monday night, aware his outbursts were causing distress. Davidson was ...

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

Tics are sudden, uncontrollable, spastic movements or verbal outbursts. These movements or vocalizations are repetitive, do not follow a rhythm, and are generally involuntary. Persistent motor or ...

John Davidson attended the BAFTAs ceremony but left early after becoming aware that his outbursts were causing distress ...