Bullied 12 Year Old Tourette S Sufferer Turns The Tables By Becoming A 12 year old boy with tourette syndrome becomes motivational speaker and anti bullying activist . by daily mail reporters. published: 18:31 edt, 15 november 2012 | updated: 18:32 edt, 15 november 2012. Jaylen arnold is just 12 years old but he’s already suffered years of abuse at the hands of school bullies. has tourette’s syndrome, a neurological condition that causes him to have.
Bullied Tourette S Sufferer 12 Becomes Motivational Speaker Brad cohen (born december 18, 1973) is an american motivational speaker, teacher, school administrator, and author who has severe tourette syndrome (ts). [ 1][ 2] cohen described his experiences growing up with the condition in his 2005 book, front of the class: how tourette syndrome made me the teacher i never had, co authored with lisa. Rather than letting it get him down though, the boy from lakeland, florida, allowed the bullying to make him stronger, and at the grand old age of 12 he has made his name as a motivational speaker. Many children go through a phase of having tics such as eye blinking or throat clearing, but if both vocal and motor tics persist for over a year the child meets the criteria for tourette’s syndrome (ts), a neurological disorder. it was no coincidence that nat's tics began at age six, which was when our family moved back to scotland from the us. Tourette syndrome (ts) is a neurodevelopmental disorder that becomes evident in early childhood or adolescence. it is part of the spectrum of tic disorders and is characterized by motor and vocal tics. the current estimates are that 1 out of every 50 children has ts or another persistent tic disorder. learn more.
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