I’m not afraid of spiders, but I’m not mad keen on them either.

Earlier, I was lying on my bed doing a bit of work when I started to have a ‘ticcing fit’ – my muscles tensed and my body locked up entirely.…

Tonight on his TV chat show Jonathan Ross described Jamie Oliver as being ‘Like Gordon Ramsey but without the Tourettes.’ I’m not particularly worked up by this comment but I do want to say once again, and as clearly as I can, why I don’t find jokes about Tourettes and swearing funny.…

Bunny has always bitten her nails. She’s repeatedly tried to break the habit but she’s always found it very hard to do.

Earlier today though she proudly showed me her nails. ‘Look!’ she said holding them up in front of my face.…

We’re into the last few days before Christmas and as preparations get more hectic I thought I’d share the key things that have made getting ready for the season’s festivities easier for me this year. Here are my top five tips for an accessible Christmas:

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Last Monday night something happened that terrified me. It’s taken me a while to write about it because I’ve been thinking it over, and because I didn’t want to worry anyone.

But I’ve decided to share it today. As you probably know, I’ve had ‘ticcing fits’ several times every day for over a year now.…

Yesterday was Fran’s birthday, or as my tics re-named it, “Fran-day – it’s like a birthday but for Frans” and last night she celebrated it at a Céilidh in North London.

For the last couple of weeks I’ve been trying to find someone who could go with me as my support worker, but at this time of year most people’s diaries are heaving under the strain of parties and social events and as a result I wasn’t able to find anyone.…

Last week I wrote with huge sadness about the death Amy El-Keria.

This afternoon Ruth, Leftwing Idiot and I went to Amy’s Day. This was how her family had chosen to think of her funeral.

Initially Ruth and I had been worried about attending – we didn’t want our tics to disrupt the service and intrude on her family’s mourning.…

Although I get regular support from a lot of different people, I think of Leftwing Idiot as my primary carer. As such he regularly gets jabbed with all sorts of things because of my motor tics. This blog’s littered with examples of him being hit with stuff: legs, hands, onions and lots of other things.…

As well as the ubiquitous pantomime, over-eating seems to be another Christmas tradition. It almost feels like an obligation to guzzle great quantities of extra food at this time of year. You’ve probably just tucked into a mince pie yourself.

If you have, it might not be the best time to start talking about puff pastry.…

I’ve written many times about the importance of increasing people’s understanding of Tourettes and about my mission to ‘Change the world one tic at a time.’ But never before has this felt so important, and never before have I wished the world could’ve been changed more quickly.…