Taking a look at some of my motor tics while on the computer.

My tics are worse than usual at the moment and are worse when I’m on my own anyway (or at least, I don’t need to hide them as much), so they’re not always this obvious/frequent.

I don’t need sympathy, this is just for education.

This is not a comedy. If you are looking for something to laugh at, please go elsewhere.

Duration : 0:2:31

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It is well known that seeing or hearing tics can set off tics in someone else with a tic disorder. Here’s a short clip of me an hour after watching Teenage Tourette Camp.

Three hours later, as I write this, I’m still ticcing more than usual.

My tics were slightly worse just before setting the camera up to film.

Yes, I do have Tourette’s syndrome. I tic anyway, but seeing people tic makes me worse.

Note added 22/11/08: This video has by far the most comments of all my videos so far. It also seems to attract the most brainless, negative comments including ones telling me the tics are fake. Let me iterate that I do have Tourette syndrome (as diagnosed by four neurologists) and that the condition is notorious for being temporarily exacerbated by seeing or hearing other tics. This is why a whole room of people with Tourette syndrome is not a good idea as, temporarily, the people will pick up on each other’s tics and their own will worsen. Please also note that this video is and has always been placed in the category ‘education’ and not ‘comedy’. For those who think I am stupid, I actually have an above average IQ.

This is not for sympathy, just for education.

This is not a comedy. If you are looking for something to laugh at, please go elsewhere.

If you have any (polite, respectful, genuine, mature) questions, please go ahead and ask and I’ll do my best to try and answer them for you

PS That pink milk on the desk has no artificial flavourings or colours!

Duration : 0:0:47

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A clear, concise version of ‘Tics and Compulsions: The big difference’ with extra information about tics and compulsions.

Many people think that tics and compulsions are on different ends on the same spectrum. Although they are connected in some ways and people with either Tourette syndrome or obsessive compulsive disorder will often have traits of the other, tics and compulsions are different in that they are responses to different things.

PLEASE NOTE: I begin by explaining my previous theory and then explain my revised theory and end with some more insights into tics and compulsions.

Please note that this video is based on personal theory and not medical or scientific fact.

None of my videos are for sympathy, just for education.
This is not a comedy. If you are looking for something to laugh at, please go elsewhere.
If you have any (polite, respectful, genuine, mature) questions, please go ahead and ask and I’ll do my best to try and answer them for you

Duration : 0:7:41

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This video shows a small number of motor (movement) tics, as found in people with Tourettes syndrome and chronic motor tic disorder.

I do have tics, but the tics in this video have been exaggerated to show up in the overly-compressed video!

This is not a comedy. If you are looking for something to laugh at, please go elsewhere.

I apologise for the apalling compression. It was fine before I uploaded it. Why does YouTube compress the compressions? Grr…

Duration : 0:1:13

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