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Tourette's syndrome

Sophie is smiling at the camera and she looks really happy. She has a blonde bob and is wearing a black top.

'I don't need to hide my tics after charity song'

Sophie Willoughby has gained confidence after joining a choir to highlight Tourette's syndrome.

Spencer Davies-Monk has short brown hair, glasses and brown stubble. he is sitting on a pebble beach and is wearing a black t-shirt.

'I was commonly told I was faking my Tourette's'

Spencer Davies-Monk, 20, first started having noticeable tics when he was aged six.

Spencer Davies-Monk

Schoolboy tells his Tourette's story in 2013

The BBC spoke to then eight-year-old Spencer Davies-Monk about his Tourette's in 2013.

Anthony Albanese

Australian PM apologises for Tourette's syndrome taunt

The comment has angered disability advocates and been labelled "ableist" and "despicable".

David reads a book sat beside his mum who has her arm around his shoulder.

'You're sending them into the lion's den'

Parents say children have been shouted at in class for movements and sounds they cannot control.

Hampshire & Isle of Wight

Yasmin Shaheen-Zaffar

'The chatbot has transformed my life'

How AI tools are helping people with neurodiversity live their lives.

Alex Mitchell on stage at Britain's Got Talent auditions

Tics part of act for Britain's Got Talent comedian

Alex Mitchell says his tics are "fundamentally funny" following his success on the TV show.

She creates Youtube content and Tik Tok videos too to share educational information about the syndrome.

The TikToker raising awareness of Tourette's syndrome

Seren Jaye, from Cheltenham, has been documenting her condition online.

Gloucestershire

Leo Mason

'Climbing the mountains helps my tics a lot'

A nine-year-old boy with Tourette's is aiming to conquer all 214 Wainwrights in the Lake District.