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I Have Tourette's But Tourette's Doesn't Have Me (2005)

I Have Tourette's But Tourette's Doesn't Have Me (2005)

Documentary
Release Date: 2005, November 12
Directors: Ellen Goosenberg Kent
Countries: United States of America
Production: HBO

Overview:

This insightful Home Box Office documentary profiles some American children afflicted with Tourette's syndrome -- a hereditary neurological disorder manifested by recurrent, involuntary vocal and motor tics. More than a dozen youngsters ranging from ages 6 to 13 discuss the stigma of Tourette's, what it's like to grow up with the condition, control measures and the challenges they face to be viewed as normal.

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