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Information About Me (below):
Hello, my name is Sean. I am a disability rights mentor and social advocate. I started my website to raise disability awareness.
My site is still under construction. I like to post youtube video blogs (also I like to have fun and network online, raising TS awareness and awareness for all disabilities.
Most people don't know that I am disabled. I guess if you are walking and talking, everyone assumes that you are fine. But neurologically, I have a lot of syndromes.
Having a disability has many different variations, feelings, efforts, and experiences; it should not be limited to people only seeing physical disorders as the "TRUE" disability. Although, there will always be people that have it worse off than others. The best thing we can do is learn to function in life and do the best that we can =P
Currently, I am studying to be a Social Worker/Disability Counselor to give back to the programs and services I have received over time (and while in college). I may pursue a Grad degree soon, but that's only if I can afford it.
My ethnicity is:
25% Sicilian, 25% Neapolitan, and 50% Irish
So yeah, the whole Italian & Irish thing.
Well actually, there's a lot of people out there that don't consider Sicily part of Italy, lol. I do, cuz America is so diverse that it's hard to be that specific (even though I was specific about my percentages above).
My History:
In 1986, at 5-years of age, I was diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome, OCD, and ADHD, and evidence of a mood disorder, which all cause me painful neurological Tics, Tremors, and vocal sounds. I sniff my nose excessively due to my T.S. as well. My case is not to be confused with the T.S. version known as coprolalia. That is the one where people swear compusively and loudly.
In actuality, only about 10%-20% of us have that type of Tourette's. I do not. On a worldwide scale, that's a relatively small amount.
By no means am I discrediting those that DO have coprolalia. This aspect of Tourette's is commonly misportrayed by the media/comedians and has done an injustice to our disability, where people think that those of us with T.S. are funny, when in actuality we have the same problems/sickness as those who are Autistic and have Parkinson's Disease. Our minds seem clearer on a daily basis, but those two disorders are like our "sister" disabilities.
All three of our disorders can relate to a variation in the dopamine drip and serotonin in the brain.
Tourette's is NOT laughable in any way and it causes people like me great pain and discomfort (from all the med's and movements).
Overall, I am a disabled student going back to school...just trying to raise disability awareness, now that I'm in my late 20s. I figure the more people that become aware, the better.
People will become more aware if you use the "popular media" outlets, rather than formal lecturing and education. It's the way of the modern world.
I am on a lot of medications, which includes anti-depresents. Approximately 22 tablets a day. I was always intrigued how a side-effect of anti-depresents is "Depression" itself.
Shouldn't it STOP depression? Anyways...
Just to rant a little.
You are more than welcome to subscribe to my vlogs, and/or send me a friend invite on any of my channels.
Good luck and let's just have fun as best as we can :P
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