01:09I really like helping people and
01:12I think you know I think this role
01:14allows me to do that
02:14ER yeah Leggett freak
02:40won't be long now you want a coffee or
02:42something no no thanks mate um I'm okay
02:46thank you for coming in you get here
02:48okay yeah it's um yes I don't live too
02:51far so it's quite a quick walk
02:53from quite there will continue anything
02:55to avoid overcrowding on the bus
02:59right well thank you for your
03:01application I thought it'd be good for
03:03you to come down here so we can have a
03:04chat see if you're suited for the role
03:06that sound okay with you sorry yeah yeah
03:12how did you find out about this
03:14um you know I I walked past the shop
03:16quite often it's it's a it's a great
03:21um why would you like to join our team
03:26don't worry about it
03:28what was what was the question again why
03:31would you like to join our team
04:14how's the text been fine have you been
04:17trying the method I mentioned last time
04:22it's not helping and a medication
04:32you need to tell me if the ticks are
04:38maybe you want me to try and increase
04:41the dosage that sometimes helps does it
04:48there were some where the tits get worse
04:51it's mostly trial and error trial and
04:54error there's nothing more I can do I'm
05:17you could ring them I'll start over
05:19again and then the same thing would
05:23how about we do something and take your
05:27me and a few friends are seeing the film
05:29that one yeah you could join
05:31import friends hey you know my friends
05:35and how can I understand though
05:38can't stay in your shell forever mate
05:41it's easy for you to say you're not
05:43going to be the one ticking throughout
05:44the entire film and everyone's going to
05:46be staring at you like your some massive
05:48inconvenience then but you know what
05:50it's an inconvenience to me a big one
05:53it's Liam are you coming or not
05:57just go I'll talk to you later
09:03I'm so sorry about what happened to you
09:06I should have been there for you nothing
09:08we could have done I I could have stuck
09:22can I crashed earlier are you okay
09:27I don't think I've ever been okay
09:31when people see things that are
09:33different they act out against it
09:36some people don't mean to enough is do
09:39and those mugs outside they'd allow
09:45you remember when we were in school
09:48and your ticks were so bad during exams
09:51and you had to be put in another room
09:52and supposedly you were distracting
09:55people and you were bullied for it what
10:00four week Liam you fought through it and
10:02out came this amazing person one who
10:08you didn't let the bullies win then and
10:10you shouldn't let them win now
10:15that's the thing Greg I just
10:18have any fight left in me anymore you
10:21know I just wanted this job so badly and
10:23and the ticks stopped me again and again
10:25and again and again it's like this
10:28never-ending cycle that will just never
10:30go away and I wanted that job so badly I
10:33I could just I could just see it you
10:53I'm so proud of you that you applied for
10:57all right the interview didn't go
10:58according to clang but we have to keep
11:02you have to keep persevering
11:06if you ask them for that chance
11:09they will give it to you
11:22I'm I'm really sorry I ran out earlier I
11:25I just wanted to come by and explain I
11:28really need to apologize to that
11:31you I had Tourette I've got a friend you
11:40life can be tough sometimes not having
11:43work things getting you down
11:45yeah I I guess I see it like a curse
11:53you put it under interest in your CV
11:56Spider-Man getting bit and there's like
11:57a curse of first it costs Peter his
12:00uncle but he learns to use it and now
12:02he's a beloved character and has been
12:05I'm not saying you're a superhero but
12:08you can maybe use your experience to
12:22how's it going I start on Monday welcome
12:25to the team thank you
12:46Tourette syndras maybe who I am today
12:48not necessarily a better version myself
12:50but a version I can be proud of it will
12:53shapes Me by teaching me acceptance
12:55understanding of myself and most of the
13:01being diagnosed at 17 helps me with this
13:05I would argue this was way overdue but
13:08at least I had the emotional
13:12accept myself and my tics
13:15for what I was and nothing had really
13:16changed other than receiving a piece of
13:18paper from a neurologist saying I had
13:25I was still me the uninformed of
13:27sometimes rude and judgmental comments
13:31but at least I knew what to say
13:34awareness is not only important for a
13:37more inclusive accepting Society to
13:40eradicate these judgmental and rude
13:43comments but also for the young people
13:44with Tourette syndrome and other
13:49who may feel alone or not enough or even
13:51plagued by their condition or difference
13:55awareness would lead to them being a
13:58version of themselves they can be proud
14:01and isn't that the ideal self-worth for
14:06my first ever tick was actually a little
14:09eye squint when I was younger I think I
14:12was eight maybe nine
14:15um and I first got glasses but my
14:18prescriptions always been very very low
14:21um and then I wouldn't be wearing my
14:23glasses and I'd be doing this and
14:27um also this took a shot my glasses when
14:29my glasses wouldn't be on my face oh
14:31where are my glasses right now and my
14:33glasses wouldn't be on my
14:37um and I remember my sister and my mum
14:39and my dad always used to be like what
14:41are you doing like cute weirdo
14:43um but we didn't really think anything
14:45of it um it was kind of just like oh
14:47maybe the sun's in her eye like so many
14:49pictures of me like this as a kid
14:52um but that was that and then
14:56neurologists seemed to find that hey ho
15:04having Tourette Syndrome alongside other
15:07conditions is probably the hardest part
15:13specific Tourette's therapy with Tick
15:19Sarah sharp has taught me certain ways
15:23to deal with my tics and I'm definitely
15:25feel a lot more confident in advocating
15:27for myself and other members of the
15:32I would definitely say
15:38people's reactions can be
15:43weird hi my name's Liam friend I'm 25
15:46years old I've suffered from Tourette's
15:49since I was 16 years old I've learned
15:53quite a lot over the years I've had
15:55therapy to deal with not saying sorry
15:58and it's taught me quite a lot I've had
16:01my friends and family and work
16:02colleagues who are like family as well
16:04just be there for me which has been
16:07um you know some people think that you
16:09know just because we can contain it a
16:10bit it means we're faking it or we don't
16:12have it but we do so I might get off
16:14this call now it's like recording I
16:17might be hot [ __ ] container all in so
16:21it gets a bit worse once you know I get
16:24off the call or get off a video
16:28um so obviously it's very difficult to
16:30deal with as we all know but we've just
16:33gotta keep fighting and realize it's
16:35part of us I'm not a freak uh we're just
16:39we're different to everyone else we're
16:44there's no need to be
16:46talking about it I'll get down about it
16:48and I know I say not to be done about it
16:52uh we learn as we go on the more we you
16:58uh get on with life but I just want to
17:00say stay strong and anyone needs
17:03um any advice just drop me a message uh
17:06get in touch with Jack Henry and Neil
17:08give you uh my details
17:14hi my name is Dan Farren and I have
17:18I met Jack online over social media
17:22um and contacted him and very intrigued
17:26and supportive of his project about
17:29Tourette's and I have my own documentary
17:32about Tourette's so I wanted to come on
17:34and wish him all the best and
17:38um the message to all of us worldwide
17:40with Tourette's is you know no matter
17:43who tells you can't do something
17:46positive and creative with your life or
17:48wrong I have succeeded and there's so
17:52present day who are are doing great
17:55things for their life The Tourette's
17:56don't please don't ever give up and God
17:59bless everybody out there be safe
18:14where friends seem hard to find and I
18:22I may be different but I'm not so far
18:33oh can't you feel me
18:40cause I got feelings
18:43cause I got a feeling
18:52cause I got feelings
18:57that I got a feeling