Seamus tics all the right boxes

BY SAMANTHA ELLEY

Tourette Syndrome is no laughing matter, unless of course, you are talking to Seamus Evans.

The TV host, breakast radio personality, comedian and more recently, spokesperson for Tourette Syndrome Association Australia was diagnosed with the neurological condition, along with ADHD, at the tender age of 10 years old.

Speaking to the students of St Mary’s Catholic Primary School in Casino last week, he explained that Tourette Syndrome shows itself through tics that a person may not always be able to control.

“It’s like having an itch on your arm and you scratch it without realising it,” Seamus said to his audience.

“They can be noises or movements.

“My cure (for dealing with Tourette’s) is humour, being able to make you laugh.

“But when I was your age I hated it.”

Seamus went on to say to the students that you don’t get to choose what you’re dealt with in life, but you can work with it.

And that is exactly what he did.

His desire to become a TV host landed him a role with

“I thought, ‘let’s see how long I can last’ and I never let my flaw ever stand in the way of achieving my dreams. I had to accept it.”