I am currently reading the non-fiction book "Against Medical Advice" by James Patterson and Hal Friedman. Hal Friedman's son Cory has been afflicted with Tourette's Syndrome and other compulsive disorders for most of his life. Victims of Tourette's Syndrome exhibit odd body movements, tics, and occasionally vocal outbursts. "Against Medical Advice" is told from Cory's point of view. Cory's parents and doctors try a number of different medications, but nothing seems to have any lasting success. Some of the drugs have horrific side effects.Meanwhile, Cory has few friends and is an outcast in school.
Tourette's Syndrome has recieved a great deal of publicity over the past few decades, but I suspect it is still misunderstood by the general public. "Against Medical Advice" might help to dispel some of the myths about Tourette's.
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