I had an appointment this morning with a doctor who doesn’t specialise in Tourettes. At the end of the consultation he said, “I think that’s all the questions I have, except the nosey ones. I haven’t seen much Tourettes”. He went on to ask me several questions and also suggested I apply for Disability Living Allowance, which I’d thought I wouldn’t be entitled to because I work.…

Tonight I ticced and my phone flew down the bus I was on. It brushed the arm of a young man sitting a few seats in front of me and as I went to get it I apologised and said I hoped his arm was as sturdy as my phone and that this wasn’t the first time I’d tested its toughness.…

I was sitting outside a pub tonight with my friend Kyle when a passing stranger saw me and stopped. “Oh my God, it’s you,” he said. I’d started rifling through my mind trying to identify him when he told me “I thumped a youth for you the other day.”…

I have an ongoing dilemma about where to sit on buses. I feel more out of the way and less like I’m on public display upstairs, but getting up and down the stairs safely can be a challenge. My arms fly around all over the place, making it hard to hold on.…

One of my most frequent tics at the moment is “Dog” and its variants “Dog food” and “Dogging” – they’re occurring pretty much constantly.

This evening I was on a bendy bus and a woman got on with her partner and their dog.…