Hitting the road -- Talk isn't cheap -- Diagnosis -- Drugs and orphan drugs -- Life and leukemia -- Jet set Tourette -- Pot and Prozac love -- Susanna and marriage -- Twitch and shout -- A second chance at life -- Tourette culture -- Crazy and proud.
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With a new afterword by Dr. Neal R. Swerdlow of the Tourette Syndrome AssociationLowell Handler, who has Tourettes syndrome, sets out on a journey through less than savory parts of America. From a transvestite bar in Tampa to a flophouse in New Orleans, he meets people who, like himself, dont conform to the standards of conventional society. With a keen eye for detail and an acute sense of humor, this memoir captures the unforgettable life of a Touretter.
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JSTOR
Stock Number
22573/cttbqd5j
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Title
Twitch and shout.
International Standard Book Number
0816644519
PERSONAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Handler, Lowell.
Handler, Lowell.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Tourette syndrome, Popular works.
Tourette syndrome.
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