Betwitched – Living with Tourette’s Syndrome


First broadcast 19 February 2000 on Radio Eye, ABC RN



‘The words I want sweat, moan, bleed, spit, get down and do not give birth immaculately.’                                               – Emma Morgan

Until recently, little was known about this unusual, neurological disorder that compels people to make strange noises, utterances and movements, otherwise known as ‘tics’.

In Betwitched, people with Tourette’s Syndrome talk about living with tics as well as some of the disorders associated with Tourette’s such as Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Attention Deficit Disorder. Betwitched also features poetry, writing and performance by people with Tourette’s.


CREDITS
Natalie Kestecher, Producer
Steven Tilley, Sound engineer
For more information on Tourette Syndrome, contact the Tourette Syndrome Association of Australia