My only (albeit small) brush with Tourette’s Syndrome so far was that Eminem got very publicly rapped for some comment he made about it, and that ex-Manchester United goalkeeper Tim Howard has it.

That is until I watched Front of the Class, a Hallmark movie based on the true story of Brad Cohen. Now I generally stay away from Hallmark movies (or Hallmark productions, for that matter) cause they are normally saccharine sweet and I’m the type who love jolts and shocks and scares and action.

But this one caught my attention. I’ve always been a sucker for teacher movies and the lead actor was kinda cute And I’m so glad I watched it.

Anyway, this is the kind of movie that can make you laugh and cry. I was in tears at the end of it – not cause it’s a sad story but cause it’s so darn inspirational. It’s showing on Astro’s HBO throughout this month so just check your TV Guide and watch it if you can.