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

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 syndrome activist John Davidson says he left the BAFTAs ceremony "aware of the distress my tics were causing".

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.

John Davidson, a man with Tourette Syndrome who was the subject of the film I Swear, involuntarily yelled a racial slur during the BAFTA broadcast, and we're explaining what the condition is ahead ...

Since the onset of the pandemic, specialists around the globe have seen a spike in young patients that have developed tics. And some have pointed to social media, particularly TikTok, as a factor.

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

John Davidson, the Scottish Tourette’s syndrome activist and real-life inspiration for “I Swear,” was thrust into the ...