Archive for August, 2007

Entrepreneurship Beats Tourette Syndrome

Ah, two of my favorite subjects: being an entrepreneur and beating Tourette Syndrome….
Mr. Kurt Dolley of New Boston, NH, not far from Manchester (which is pretty far from everything), has battled TS and its stereotypes for years. He fought and fought - himself, those around him, his doubts - and still managed to fulfill his […]

Meet Sir Twitchalot (sort of)

Recently, the writings of Eric Gaudet of Yakima, WA have been showing up in a couple forums and they’re absolutely brilliant. His condition runs from A to Z but appears to skip over coprolalia and echolalia and he and some of his family members have similar conditions.
One the one hand, our heart goes out to […]

The Tourette’s Guy - R.I.P (or it couldn’t have happened to a lesser guy)

This character might have been conspicuously absent from my postings, but I didn’t want to give him the time of day. Now, however, it seems Danny, The Tourette’s Guy of YouTube fame, passed away very recently (the exact date hasn’t been released). We wish his family the best.
Danny and the producers of his pseudo-show managed […]

Tourette Syndrome and Dyslexia - Uh, No

For a while I struggled with this: what is the connection of Tourette Syndrome with Dyslexia? It turns out nothing. However, the quality of this article on Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is impressive, and a good reference. It’s actually …
An article in Time Magazine by Jeffrey Kruger describes the difficulties that haunt a person with […]