Fabulously Tourette – with Peter Zhao
Beyond 6 Seconds: Neurodiversity stories from neurodivergent people
05/16/22
•43m
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Peter Zhao grew up in Nanjing China and then in Bayside Queens, New York. Now he lives in Long Island, New York, works in Healthcare, and is a husband and father of two sons.
Peter has Tourette Syndrome, ADHD and OCD, and recently got his bipolar diagnosis. He started to advocate for Tourette's after he fought back against bullies in 7th grade and continues to advocate for Tourette Syndrome awareness and mental health every day.
During this episode, you will hear Peter talk about:
- The different cultural expectations he faced in China and the US regarding his tics and mental health
- How he finally received his bipolar diagnosis as an adult
- His experience with managing his tics and mental health, both with and without medication
- His journey of becoming an advocate for Tourette Syndrome and mental health, starting from 7th grade into adulthood
Connect with Peter on social media:
IG: @fabulously_tourette TikTok: @fabulouslytourette Twitter: @FabulouslyTour1 Facebook: FabulouslyTourette
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Nadine Drummond is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker from London with roots in Jamaica. A former producer and reporter at CNN and Al Jazeera, she now develops media and content strategy for 14 African countries in her role at the United Nations.
Nadine is also dyspraxic. She struggled growing up pre-diagnosis. When her disability was finally diagnosed in college, she denied and hid her dyspraxia at first, then came to accept it and eventually talk about it publicly in a LinkedIn post that went viral in 2021.
Nadine wasn't supposed to be a journalist. She was supposed to be a lawyer – that was the career path her family picked for her. After realizing she hated law school, though, she broke away from her family's expectations. She left her home country to build her career in journalism – a profession where she uses her dyspraxic strengths to improve and save the lives of people around the world.
On this episode, Nadine shares all of these stories and more. Her experience is a testament to how working in your strengths can empower you to make a difference.
(Content warning: Starting around minute 50 of this episode, Nadine talks about gender based violence and sexual assault in Central African Republic. This is the topic of her life-changing film that helped extend the life of The Water Project, which directly protected and improved the lives of the women living in that country.)
Learn more about Nadine at the links below:
- "This Little Girl is me" – Nadine's viral LinkedIn post
- Nadine's Medium blog
- Nadine's journalism projects
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Ticcing My Way Through Life – with Britney Wolf
May 30, 2022
•39m
Britney Wolf is a passionate Tourette Syndrome advocate who is trying to beat the stigmas surrounding the disorder. Through social media, speaking events and more, she takes every opportunity to let the Tourette Syndrome community know that they aren't alone and teach those outside of the community what the disorder is actually like to live with.
During this episode, you will hear Britney talk about:
- Her experience growing up with Tourette's
- How she became an advocate for Tourette Syndrome during her school years, and then on social media
- How she responds to people online who accuse her of faking her Tourette's
- Some of the biggest stereotypes about Tourette Syndrome
- Her experience with OCD and anxiety
- What inspired her to write her new book, "Ticcing My Way Through Life"
For more information about Britney and her work, you can find her on Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok and learn about her new book, Ticcing My Way Through Life.
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