Today’s guest post for National Carers Week is written by my friend Claire. 

I met Touretteshero a few years ago through Tourettes Action. She immediately impressed me with her attitude, ideas and talents. We worked together on a few events, both for Tourettes Action and Touretteshero, and the more I got to know her the more I liked her and felt inspired by her.…

The forth guest post for National Carers Week is written by my flatmate Poppy.

I have to admit, before meeting Touretteshero my main knowledge of Tourettes Syndrome, similar to lots of people’s, was that it involved uncontrollable swearing.

The first couple of times I met her I didn’t really know how to deal with her tics.…

Today’s post is written by Bunny – it’s the third of seven guest posts I’ll be sharing to mark National Carers Week.

My name is Bunny (aka “Bunsies”, ticced suggestively in a frisky old man voice).

I first met Touretteshero several years ago, before she discovered her superhero powers.…

This is the second guest blog post to mark National Carers Week. This entry is written by my friend and support worker Fran.

I first met Touretteshero years ago through Leftwing Idiot, before she’d uncovered the secret powers of Tourettes.…

This is the first of seven guest posts to mark National Carers Week. This entry is written by Leftwing Idiot.

I first met Touretteshero in 2000, long before her tics were obvious to anyone but herself and her family. Since then we’ve worked together on various projects supporting disabled children’s right to play and celebrating their creativity.…

Most people will know that today is Father’s day. What you may not know is that tomorrow is another day of celebration – it’s the start of National Carers Week. The week celebrates the work that the 6.4 million unpaid carers in the UK do.…

Two weeks ago Laura told me a secret.

This is usually a horrible mistake because my tics make it very hard for me to keep things quiet. Laura’s secret was a happy one and much to our surprise I’ve been able to keep it under wraps.…

I got home late from a meeting this evening. Normally I eat with Poppy and Leftwing Idiot or with my night-time support worker. But because I was back late, everyone had already eaten. Poppy offered to make me some dinner but I was keen to try and do it myself.…

Bunny, Poppy and I went to join Fat Sister, King Russell and some other friends at a local pub this evening. They’d been there for a while by the time we arrived and Fat Sister was already tipsy.

When Poppy asked me what I’d like to drink, I paused for a second to think about it.…

At work this afternoon I covered for my colleague Kyle during his lunch break. This involved hanging out with a twelve-year-old boy with autism.

Although he’s non-verbal (he doesn’t use words to communicate), he’s very expressive and good at letting people know what he wants.…