CBS Mornings shines light on stigma surrounding Tourette's
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Tourette syndrome can manifest in many different ways. People living with Tourette's have recently taken pride in their disability by informing people on TikTok about what it is like to live with their condition.
CBS Mornings' lead national correspondent David Begnaud talks about his life with Tourette syndrome in a CBS Mornings' special. He also talks to three other people living with Tourette's.
"I got toe ticks. I got leg stretching tick, hand stretching, wrists, arm stretch. I got the huff, the sniff, the laughing tick. Heart blinking, throat clearing, face grimace. That's about all I can think of right now. New ones come and go. Luckily, I haven't had a new one in a while … shoulder slugging," said Chris Elgin, a person living with Tourette syndrome.
Begnaud also shares his own experience, especially during his childhood, and how "kids are cruel (and) kids don't understand what Tourette's is."
Begnaud explains that nobody around him knew anybody with Tourette's which led to further stereotyping when he was younger.
Begnaud hopes that awareness will help to de-stigmatize Tourette's.
Watch a preview including an interview with Begnaud in the video player above.