S8 - Episode 5 - Claiming Who We Really Are

Tourette's Podcast

English - September 03, 2022 22:25 - 58 minutes - 46.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 91 ratings
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We start this week with some breaking news from the Tourette Association of America: a Tourette Syndrome research study from the CDC has just landed, and it concludes that the prevalence numbers for Tourette Syndrome and persistent tic disorders are double what we previously thought. One in 50 school-age children has Tourette or a persistent tic disorder. Read more.

Our conversation this week is with superb guest host Jhonelle and an excellent guest Touretter named Shawna -- the two of them met at the Tourette Association of America's recent annual conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and continue to get to know one another here, with all levels of relatability. The hard times, the upsides, everything real.

And a listener question -- can Tourette positivity go too far?