Tell us your experience living with Tourette syndrome

We would like to hear from people who are affected by Tourette’s and in particular those who have vocal tics involving swearing (coprolalia) Controversy erupted at the Baftas award ceremony after the BBC initially failed to edit out the N-word spoken involuntarily by John Davidson, who has Tourette syndrome (TS). In a statement Davidson said he was “deeply mortified if anyone considers my involuntary tics to be intentional or to carry any meaning”. He added: “I have spent my life trying to su...

By Guardian community team