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Lionel Essrog is a lonely private detective afflicted with Tourette's Syndrome. He ventures through 1950s New York trying to solve his friend's murder. Armed only with a few clues and the powerful engine of his obsessive mind, Lionel unravels closely guarded secrets that hold the fate of the whole city in the balance.
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Looks at children with Tourette's syndrome, a rare brain disorder, whose victims twitch, jerk, and are unable to control loud verbal outbursts, some obscene. Because the public lacks knowledge about the disease, these children also suffer public humiliation. "In every school in America, it's likely that at least one child may have Tourette Syndrome. ...[this] documentary that dispels the myths of Tourette Syndrome through the experiences of young...
4) Maze
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When obsessive, introverted, Tourette syndrome afflicted artist Lyle wants to broaden his work, his best friend's girlfriend agrees to pose for him. As the paint dries, they both begin to realize that there is more to their relationship than meets the eye. Now both are faced with the question ... can a man and woman remain just friends?
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Hallmark Hall of Fame volume 66
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When he was growing up, Brad started making funny noises - all the time. Only Brad and his supportive mother knew he could not control it. He was teased, misunderstood, and punished for disrupting class. By the time he was diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome, Brad had learned to hate school. When an understanding school principal offered encouragement, Brad decided to become a teacher. Now he has to find a school where someone with Tourettes can teach...
7) Hichki
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Naina Mathur is an aspiring teacher who suffers from Tourette Syndrome. After several interviews and numerous rejections, she lands her dream job as a full-time teacher in an elite school. It is revealed that the school was desperate to hire her as all other teachers had failed to get the class to cooperate. Naina notices that the students are unruly, misbehaved and are visibly different. Naina overcomes all challenges to help her students realise...
8) The tic code
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Set against the background of the Greenwich Village jazz scene, this is the story of a boy with Tourette's Syndrome whose only escape from his troubles is into the world of jazz music.
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When he was growing up, Brad started making funny noises -- all the time. Only Brad and his supportive mother knew he could not control it. He was teased, misunderstood, and punished for disrupting class. By the time he was diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome, Brad had learned to hate school. When an understanding school principal offered encouragement, Brad decided to become a teacher. Now he has to find a school where someone with Tourettes can teach...
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A cross-generational coming-of-age story of three teenage girls and a socially awkward man with Tourette's disorder who bond over a cross-country road trip. Along the way, they each learn to stop using his illness as an excuse to hide from life, and that love and family can be found in unexpected places.
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A series of four interviews conducted by Jeffrey Mishlove on problems of consciousness. Robert Ornstein suggests that the mind is composed of many subroutines that he refers to as a "squadron of simpletons." Self-mastery requires orchestrating these "simpletons" to work as a team. "The nervous system and the soul" deals with the dramatic, musical and mathematical qualities of the soul as they are available even to the mentally retarded and those with...
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