'It feels like my brain is trying to be the class clown' - the reality of Tourette's

After a week of Tourette's in the spotlight, BBC News speaks to people with the condition about what it's like to live with.

John Davidson Gives First Interview and Explains Tourette’s Tics After Shouting N-Word and Other Slurs at BAFTAs: ‘I Felt a Wave of Shame’ (EXCLUSIVE)

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

What Is Tourette Syndrome and Why Does It Cause Some People to Blurt Out Offensive Words?

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

I’m a linguist with Tourette’s – here’s what I want people to understand after Baftas controversy

I am typically very private about my condition, but I feel compelled to write about it following events at the 2026 Baftas ...

What is Tourette syndrome, what are tics and what happened at the Baftas?

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

What is Tourette syndrome? Understanding the condition after man’s involuntary BAFTAs outburst

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’s activist says BAFTAs seated him by mic, assured slurs would be edited

BAFTAs assured Tourette’s activist John Davidson that his involuntary tics, which often occur in the form of slurs, “would be edited out of the broadcast.” That didn’t ...