Dr. Suzanne O'Sullivan

You know, this kind of concept that we'll all succeed. Well, we can't all succeed. It's simply not realistic. And the idea that if you try really hard, you will ultimately get the thing you want. Well, it doesn't actually work that way.

Yeah, you need to try really hard. But I was shy. I worked to overcome it. But maybe I might not have managed that at some point. And that's the point you need to recognize. The things you can overcome and the things you can't overcome.

Yeah, you need to try really hard. But I was shy. I worked to overcome it. But maybe I might not have managed that at some point. And that's the point you need to recognize. The things you can overcome and the things you can't overcome.

Yeah, you need to try really hard. But I was shy. I worked to overcome it. But maybe I might not have managed that at some point. And that's the point you need to recognize. The things you can overcome and the things you can't overcome.

And I think we still have this expectation of our children are struggling in school, that if we get them the maximum amount of help and if we push them hard enough, that they will become the person we believe they can be. And maybe we'd be kinder to our children if we accepted that sometimes... Children are mediocre at certain things. And instead of concentrating on that thing.

And I think we still have this expectation of our children are struggling in school, that if we get them the maximum amount of help and if we push them hard enough, that they will become the person we believe they can be. And maybe we'd be kinder to our children if we accepted that sometimes... Children are mediocre at certain things. And instead of concentrating on that thing.

And I think we still have this expectation of our children are struggling in school, that if we get them the maximum amount of help and if we push them hard enough, that they will become the person we believe they can be. And maybe we'd be kinder to our children if we accepted that sometimes... Children are mediocre at certain things. And instead of concentrating on that thing.

I think that's the message that needs to get across to parents is irrespective of what their motivation may be. I think that people perceive diagnosis differently. as at the least something that will help their child. What people are not understanding is that diagnosis is not inert. You don't just diagnose someone and then it's all rainbows and sunshine from then on in.

I think that's the message that needs to get across to parents is irrespective of what their motivation may be. I think that people perceive diagnosis differently. as at the least something that will help their child. What people are not understanding is that diagnosis is not inert. You don't just diagnose someone and then it's all rainbows and sunshine from then on in.

I think that's the message that needs to get across to parents is irrespective of what their motivation may be. I think that people perceive diagnosis differently. as at the least something that will help their child. What people are not understanding is that diagnosis is not inert. You don't just diagnose someone and then it's all rainbows and sunshine from then on in.

There'll just be help and nothing bad comes with it. There are substantial harms with giving people a medical label. Other people expect less of them, as you've said. So underestimate them. They underestimate themselves. They become more aware of the symptoms. Like no one ever said to me, You're very shy. I was just aware of it.

There'll just be help and nothing bad comes with it. There are substantial harms with giving people a medical label. Other people expect less of them, as you've said. So underestimate them. They underestimate themselves. They become more aware of the symptoms. Like no one ever said to me, You're very shy. I was just aware of it.

There'll just be help and nothing bad comes with it. There are substantial harms with giving people a medical label. Other people expect less of them, as you've said. So underestimate them. They underestimate themselves. They become more aware of the symptoms. Like no one ever said to me, You're very shy. I was just aware of it.

But perhaps if you have these things pointed out to you and pathologized, you become more aware of it and kind of dig into it. So I think a parent may be well-meaning. We as a society must find a way of supporting children without labels. And parents who seek out labels for their children must understand what a dangerous thing that is to do, to label your child at such a young age.

But perhaps if you have these things pointed out to you and pathologized, you become more aware of it and kind of dig into it. So I think a parent may be well-meaning. We as a society must find a way of supporting children without labels. And parents who seek out labels for their children must understand what a dangerous thing that is to do, to label your child at such a young age.

But perhaps if you have these things pointed out to you and pathologized, you become more aware of it and kind of dig into it. So I think a parent may be well-meaning. We as a society must find a way of supporting children without labels. And parents who seek out labels for their children must understand what a dangerous thing that is to do, to label your child at such a young age.

I just think this is a really powerful story to teach us about how your experience of your body is altered about beliefs about your health. So Huntington's disease is a degenerative condition. It's very, very unpleasant. It usually begins in someone's 30s or 40s with psychiatric symptoms and behavioral changes. It's a neurodegenerative condition. So you get frontal lobe symptoms like

I just think this is a really powerful story to teach us about how your experience of your body is altered about beliefs about your health. So Huntington's disease is a degenerative condition. It's very, very unpleasant. It usually begins in someone's 30s or 40s with psychiatric symptoms and behavioral changes. It's a neurodegenerative condition. So you get frontal lobe symptoms like

I just think this is a really powerful story to teach us about how your experience of your body is altered about beliefs about your health. So Huntington's disease is a degenerative condition. It's very, very unpleasant. It usually begins in someone's 30s or 40s with psychiatric symptoms and behavioral changes. It's a neurodegenerative condition. So you get frontal lobe symptoms like

Impulse control. And then you start getting involuntary movements. They're called choreoform movements, like funny writhing movements. And then ultimately you lose control of your speech and of your swallow. So you have both a psychiatric decline and you have a physical decline. It's an inherited condition. And they discovered the gene for Huntington's in 1994, I think it was.