CW: This episode contains offensive language which is involuntary aspects of Tourettes, as well as discussions of mental health and suicide.
After a seizure and a brain tumour in 2019, Luke Manton was diagnosed with adult-onset Tourette Syndrome- plunging him into a turbulent period of unemployment, stigma, and mental health challenges.After being fired and rejected by countless employers, Luke chose to rewrite the narrative, launching his own successful neurodivergent-led business.
In this chat with Ben, Luke speaks about the power of self-acceptance, why he’s campaigning to change outdated diagnostic criteria for Tourette’s and the often-misunderstood causes of adult-onset tics. He also opens-up about navigating adoption and the care system as a neurodivergent parent.
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00:00 Introduction
1:55 Life Before Tourettes & The Journey to Diagnosis
6:41 “I Left Hospital and My Voice Did Not Come Back”
10:59 Luke’s First Vocal Tic of Many: “The Doctors Had No Idea What It Was”
13:00 What is Adult Onset Tourettes?
15:58 The Power of Singing & Tourettes
17:36 Mental Health VS Tourettes
26:21 Tourettes Diagnosis: The Timeline
31:10 Vocal Tics: What Do They Feel Like?
33:17 Tourettes VS Being a Dad
37:22 Life: Post Tourettes Diagnosis
40:15 What Are Mental Tics?
42:18 Representing Tourettes: The Reality of Self Acceptance
48:23 Luke’s Green Light Badge
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