Earlier this week the Touretteshero Twitter account reached 8000 followers – a milestone.

I don’t normally focus much on numbers of followers, but I really do like counting random things, just to know how many random things there are! For example there are:

202 trefoil logos on my socks right now
172 triangles on Will’s bear jumper
and 83 leaves on the geranium

One reason I keep an eye on my Twitter followers is the strange sibling rivalry I have with @TicBot, our friendly Twitter-bot who automatically regularly tweets a selection of my 6236 tics.

Five years ago Twitter was where I’d find people laughing about me and my tics after seeing me on a bus or a train. Now it’s where I share my tics and the laughter they generate, a place which has helped spread understanding of Tourettes and through which I’ve drawn support and found new friends.

To our most recent followers, welcome, it’s great to have you aboard – look out for my #dailyoutburst and for regular new blog posts. Together we can keep ‘Changing the world one tic at a time.’