From the remarkable man whose life inspired the heartstopping film, -I Swear-, a book that offers extraordinary insight into what it-s like to live with a severe form of Tourette-s Syndrome: a fascinating, complex condition that-s more common than most of us think ( 1 in 100 schoolchildren have the condition) , and yet is chronically misunderstood.
Born in the 1970s on the Scottish Borders, John-s was twelve when his tics first arrived, as if from nowhere. Previously a happy, popular, football-mad boy he was labelled disruptive, rude, and even mad. As his condition progressed, from blinks and jerks to involuntary rude and obscene shouting, John was bullied, rejected - alienated from his family and a society that had no idea what to make of him.
Hospitalized and drugged for months, it was only an extraordinary and transformative friendship, and John-s dogged optimism, that turned his life around, making I Swear an inspirational story of triumph over adversity.
