91Èȱ¬ TV and radio this week: Tourette's Syndrome and how to set up a business if you are disabled
| 10:50 UK time, Wednesday, 14 December 2011
At 25 Ruth Ojadi had a promising singing voice and a place to study music at university.
Her GP put her blinks and twitches down to nerves but the symptoms became worse and soon she started swearing uncontrollably and blurting out inappropriate comments.
Ruth was then diagnosed with Tourette's Syndrome and her life fell apart.
Tourettes: I Swear I Can Sing on 91Èȱ¬ Three this week, caught up with her three years after the diagnosis. In this fly-on-the-wall documentary, Ruth decides to take her life back, Tourette's included, and return to performing live.
Other highlights:
Listen - Radio 4 - Woman's Hour
Jenni Murray discussed setting up a business if you are disabled.
Listen - World Service - Health Check
Dr Eamon McCrory from University College London explored why some children who have witnessed domestic violence grow up to develop mental health problems.
Listen - Radio 4 - You & Yours - Weekdays at noon
Last Friday, the consumer affairs programme featured a special report on dating. This included an interview with George Handley, who has Asperger's syndrome and is experiencing difficulty finding a partner.
Watch - Cbeebies - Something Special
Entertaining regular educational series for four to seven year old children with learning difficulties.
Watch - 91Èȱ¬ Two - See Hear
Sign song artist Jayne Fletcher joined Memnos and Radha to chat about her latest project and her hopes for a Christmas Top 40 hit. The programme also discovered what one mobile phone store is doing to improve its service to deaf customers wanting to buy the latest gadgets.
Listen - Radio 4 - In Touch
Peter White explored why the RNIB is under fire about lack of consultation over changes to Standard English Braille.
Listen - Radio 4 - All In The Mind
Should you disclose mental health problems to your employer? Listeners gave their opinions and Seaneen Molloy, author of the Secret Life of a Manic depressive, spoke about her experiences of going back to work.
Catch up with disability radio and TV programmes on the 91Èȱ¬ every Wednesday on this blog.
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