A small charity that supports people living with Tourette syndrome in Scotland has reported an increase in donations and website visitors since the Bafta awards ceremony last Sunday.
Tourette Scotland, which recorded an income of just over £50,000 in 2024, has received roughly £3,000 in donations this week, a spokesperson for the charity said.
They told Civil Society that traffic to the charity’s website has also risen by 200%, mostly through new visitors.
At the Bafta ceremony, a film called I Swear based on the experiences of Scottish Tourette syndrome campaigner John Davidson won three awards.
These included best leading actor and rising star awards for Robert Aramayo, who portrayed Davidson.
The BBC, which broadcast the event, has since apologised for not editing out racial slurs involuntarily shouted by Davidson when actors Delroy Lindo and Michael B Jordan were on stage.
Bafta, itself a charity, has also apologised to Lindo and Jordan and thanked Davidson, who left the event early due to concern that his tics had caused offence, for his “dignity and consideration of others”.
