Hidden Lives

Tourettes on the Job (1x11)

Air date: Apr 02, 2007

New series of the human interest documentary strand. People with Tourette's syndrome discuss how they have overcome the symptoms of their affliction - including the urge to make obscene gestures, involuntary tics and compulsive swearing - to succeed in the workplace and spread awareness about the condition. The interviewees also discuss the prejudice they have faced from potential employers and how they have refused to give up hope.