Whether this guy's telling the truth or not, bipolar disorder is serious shit and it's not cool. My older stepbrother has it, and before they found it out and got him on the right meds, he had angry outbreaks where he'd start shouting, screaming, and threatening people.

^ So you understand the ramifications of bipolar disorder, and you still downvote this video?

I don't believe so, MINK, but it's been a long time since I've studied this stuff. It's odd - many psychological disorders are commonly associated with high intelligence, like schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. But the fact is, most diseases of the brain can affect anyone anytime. I think it's mostly the case that (as I suspect it was for this documentary) the subjects are chosen as "representatives" of whatever disease because of their otherwise high functioning.

An interesting article at APA debunks some of the professional myths about the syndrome.

And there's several other good articles at APA.org for more info.

Surprisingly, even a standard google search on tourette yields lots of good info. I expected a lot of tripe and misinformation. Go google.

And, of course, one of the best sources of information is the Tourette's Syndrome Association.

"Sticking to any one set of dogmatic beliefs has its pitfalls."

Public admission of bipolar disorder FTW.

Looks like the guy is now suing "for unspecified monetary damages, claiming they used excessive force and violated the Americans With Disabilities Act "
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-011707taser,0,6813210.story?coll=la-home-headlines

I'm guessing the disability is "Bipolar Disorder". Reminds me of a guy I tutored in college who got his disability parking permit and 2x time on finals because of "Panic Attacks".

But seriously, if this guy gets millions from the state because his bipolar disorder prevented him from cooperating with the guards, that's an entirely new level of ADA abuse.