The funny and touching autobiography offers an excellent insight into what it means to live with a serious form of Tourette syndrome. From the award-winning Scottish activist. NOW AS A GROWN-UP FILMMAKER FEATURING ROBERT ARAMAYO AND MAXINE PEAKE.

"An incredible story about an extraordinary person." - JOJO MOYES, author of Me Before You and Someone Else's Shoes.

"Funny and full of emotion... this well-crafted narrative deserves praise for how it allows us to see inside the normal, though stressful, thoughts of a person with Tourette syndrome." - THE TIMES.

Born in the 1970s near the Scottish Borders, John was ten years old when his tics suddenly appeared, seemingly out of nowhere. Before that, he was a happy, popular kid who loved football, but he was labeled as disruptive, rude, and even crazy. As his condition progressed, from blinking and jerking to involuntary, risky, and vulgar outbursts, John was bullied, rejected — alienated from his family and a society that had no idea how to handle him.

Hemmed in and medicated for months, it was only a remarkable and transformative friendship, along with John's relentless optimism, that changed his life, turning "I Swear" into an inspiring story of triumph over adversity. Through John's eyes, we see Tourette syndrome not just as a medical condition, but as a lens through which we can all better understand the importance of human connection. And how essential, yet ultimately rewarding, it is to keep going and never give up.

"This exceptional book is an accessible and compelling account of what it means to live with Tourette syndrome." - DAILY MAIL.

"Bold, shocking, funny, and touching... This is truly an important book."