About this episode
Michael Rosen discusses Tourette Syndrome and vocal tics with Ione Georgakis, exploring personal experiences and common misconceptions.
Michael Rosen talks to Ione Georgakis from Tourette Action about about her personal and professional experience of Tourette Syndrome and vocal tics. How and why do tics happen, and what are some of the myths and misunderstandings around the syndrome? Produced for BBC Audio Bristol by Sally Heaven, in partnership with the Open University. Subscribe to the Word of Mouth podcast and never miss an episode: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/b006qtnz
People in this episode
Host: Michael Rosen
Guest: Ione Georgakis
Topics covered
- Tourette Syndrome
- vocal tics
- personal experience
- myths and misunderstandings
- societal perceptions
Keywords
- Tourette Syndrome
- vocal tics
- Ione Georgakis
- myths
- misunderstandings
- personal experience
- BBC Radio 4
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Tourette Action, BBC Audio Bristol, Open University
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