58. Tourette’s & I

Jai, a creative, writer and comic shares how he copes living with Tourette’s Syndrome. Diagnosed at 7 years old whilst watching Big Brother TV show, Jai highlights the highs and lows growing through school and why a good support system is important. Social media 👉 linkedin and twitter (X) - @WorsmanJ It is estimated that TS affects one school child in every hundred and more than 300,000 children and adults in the UK live with the condition.[Tourettes Action] In the UK, it is thought to affect about one per cent of the population. It affects more boys than girls. It affects all races and ethnic groups equally.[Great Ormond Street Hospital] We hope you enjoy this episode 😃 Do you have a health story to share? Or know someone who would be interested? - We hope to connect with you @Freshrbcic or via email-  [email protected] What is SEP? Silent Elephant Project (SEP) gives marginalised life limiting and long-term health conditions a platform, through creative and interactive projects. ‘An elephant in the room’ is an English-language metaphorical idiom for an obvious problem no one wants to discuss, or a condition no one wants challenge. This phrase has coined the main objective of the SEP.For more info - https://www.freshrb.com/silentelephantproject