Dr. Suzanne O'Sullivan

And she just couldn't face the idea of looking at her children and thinking, I'm going to die and you've got a 50-50 chance of going the same way. So she actually waited about 20 years to have the test. And she only had the test when she was so disabled by these symptoms that she realized she just had to have it confirmed. And when she went and had the test, it was negative. She didn't have it.

And she just couldn't face the idea of looking at her children and thinking, I'm going to die and you've got a 50-50 chance of going the same way. So she actually waited about 20 years to have the test. And she only had the test when she was so disabled by these symptoms that she realized she just had to have it confirmed. And when she went and had the test, it was negative. She didn't have it.

And she just couldn't face the idea of looking at her children and thinking, I'm going to die and you've got a 50-50 chance of going the same way. So she actually waited about 20 years to have the test. And she only had the test when she was so disabled by these symptoms that she realized she just had to have it confirmed. And when she went and had the test, it was negative. She didn't have it.

Obviously, yeah. But you see, that works both ways. But that's how strong it is.

Obviously, yeah. But you see, that works both ways. But that's how strong it is.

Obviously, yeah. But you see, that works both ways. But that's how strong it is.

You see, because all of her little symptoms didn't all go away. She still got flustered in airports, but it didn't get out of control. And that was what was happening is she's noticing little things. And because she thought she has Huntington's, then she was examining her body and thinking, what's going to happen? Because she'd seen her mom get sick. She knew exactly what was going to happen next.

You see, because all of her little symptoms didn't all go away. She still got flustered in airports, but it didn't get out of control. And that was what was happening is she's noticing little things. And because she thought she has Huntington's, then she was examining her body and thinking, what's going to happen? Because she'd seen her mom get sick. She knew exactly what was going to happen next.

You see, because all of her little symptoms didn't all go away. She still got flustered in airports, but it didn't get out of control. And that was what was happening is she's noticing little things. And because she thought she has Huntington's, then she was examining her body and thinking, what's going to happen? Because she'd seen her mom get sick. She knew exactly what was going to happen next.

next so she was really focused but imagine if 20 years ago she had the test and it was positive then every one of those symptoms none of which were due to Huntington's would have persisted that's the difficulty with knowing you're at risk of a disease that might not happen for 20 years the symptoms will start long before the disease starts and every ordinary thing that happens to you that happens to all of us every time you lose your keys every time you trip over a paving stone a

next so she was really focused but imagine if 20 years ago she had the test and it was positive then every one of those symptoms none of which were due to Huntington's would have persisted that's the difficulty with knowing you're at risk of a disease that might not happen for 20 years the symptoms will start long before the disease starts and every ordinary thing that happens to you that happens to all of us every time you lose your keys every time you trip over a paving stone a

next so she was really focused but imagine if 20 years ago she had the test and it was positive then every one of those symptoms none of which were due to Huntington's would have persisted that's the difficulty with knowing you're at risk of a disease that might not happen for 20 years the symptoms will start long before the disease starts and every ordinary thing that happens to you that happens to all of us every time you lose your keys every time you trip over a paving stone a

Exactly. And it shows the power of thinking you have a disease. And that's why it's so important to this discussion about pre-diabetes or autism or ADHD. If you think you have the disease, some people will display the features of the disease and that can be really hard to overcome.

Exactly. And it shows the power of thinking you have a disease. And that's why it's so important to this discussion about pre-diabetes or autism or ADHD. If you think you have the disease, some people will display the features of the disease and that can be really hard to overcome.

Exactly. And it shows the power of thinking you have a disease. And that's why it's so important to this discussion about pre-diabetes or autism or ADHD. If you think you have the disease, some people will display the features of the disease and that can be really hard to overcome.

And also we're back to something we said at the start about when does worrying about your health become hypochondria? It becomes a medical problem if you're impaired or disabled. And these are the subtleties of diagnosis that people don't really understand. I could look a list of ADHD symptoms and have them all, but they have to obey certain parameters for me to have an actual medical problem.

And also we're back to something we said at the start about when does worrying about your health become hypochondria? It becomes a medical problem if you're impaired or disabled. And these are the subtleties of diagnosis that people don't really understand. I could look a list of ADHD symptoms and have them all, but they have to obey certain parameters for me to have an actual medical problem.

And also we're back to something we said at the start about when does worrying about your health become hypochondria? It becomes a medical problem if you're impaired or disabled. And these are the subtleties of diagnosis that people don't really understand. I could look a list of ADHD symptoms and have them all, but they have to obey certain parameters for me to have an actual medical problem.

And the parameters they have to obey is they have to be there in every environment. You're not just autistic in school, you're autistic at home, you're autistic in every environment. And they have to be there to a degree that you are disabled by them. We've become very casual about this sort of like I'm on the spectrum or... I have ADHD.

And the parameters they have to obey is they have to be there in every environment. You're not just autistic in school, you're autistic at home, you're autistic in every environment. And they have to be there to a degree that you are disabled by them. We've become very casual about this sort of like I'm on the spectrum or... I have ADHD.