This week, Tourette syndrome (TS) was in the news after a racial slur was broadcast during Sunday night’s Bafta awards ceremony ...Yes, there are motor tics and vocal tics, Tourette’s Action says.
The incident has prompted medical experts to clarify the neurological mechanisms behind such outbursts, specifically a phenomenon known as Coprolalia....
TouretteScotland has seen cash pledged from around the world after the campaigner, from Galashiels, came under fire for tics heard at the Baftas on Sunday ... .
As all but cave-dwellers will now be aware, John Davidson, the Tourette syndrome campaigner whose life story inspired I Swear, was heard yelling various offensive remarks during the ceremony.
After the BBC faced backlash for not editing out a racial slur during the 2026 BAFTA Awards, attention has turned to the circumstances surrounding the on-air moment ....