Living with Tourette's
Take a front-seat ride as Tourette's sufferers Renee, Letisha, William, Analise, Adam and Jessica reveal their struggles to take part in everyday society, while preparing themselves for a life-changing experience. We find out more about the severity of Renee's condition, and she shares a heart-breaking family story.
Tourette's Syndrome is an incurable neurological disorder causing uncontrollable verbal outbursts and physical tics. These can make it impossible for sufferers to work, make friends, or even go to the shops. Spitting, swearing and motor tics make even the simplest tasks difficult, and draw unwanted attention and judgement from society. This local documentary series follows six sufferers and their struggles to get work, find love, and bring up kids in a society not designed to cope with Tourette's.
Primary Title
- Living with Tourette's
Date Broadcast
- Sunday 22 July 2018
Start Time
- 20 : 30
Finish Time
- 21 : 30
Duration
- 60:00
Series
- 1
Episode
- 2
Channel
- Prime
Broadcaster
- Sky Network Television
Programme Description
- Tourette's Syndrome is an incurable neurological disorder causing uncontrollable verbal outbursts and physical tics. These can make it impossible for sufferers to work, make friends, or even go to the shops. Spitting, swearing and motor tics make even the simplest tasks difficult, and draw unwanted attention and judgement from society. This local documentary series follows six sufferers and their struggles to get work, find love, and bring up kids in a society not designed to cope with Tourette's.
Episode Description
- Take a front-seat ride as Tourette's sufferers Renee, Letisha, William, Analise, Adam and Jessica reveal their struggles to take part in everyday society, while preparing themselves for a life-changing experience. We find out more about the severity of Renee's condition, and she shares a heart-breaking family story.
Classification
- AO
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Documentary television programs--New Zealand
- Tourette syndrome--New Zealand
Genres
- Documentary
Contributors
- Estevez Gillespie (Narrator)
- Trevor Conn (Director)
- Martin Cleave (Director)
- Trevor Conn (Writer)
- Trevor Conn (Producer)
- Martin Cleave (Producer)
- 2B Media (Production Unit)
- NZ On Air (Funder)
Subjects
- Documentary television programs--New Zealand
- Tourette syndrome--New Zealand