Song by Inspirational Pretoria Youngster With Tourette Syndrome VIDEO

Radlyn Naidoo is a 19-year-old in Pretoria with Tourette Syndrome, but he doesn’t let that stand in his way of living his life and promoting a message that is brilliant, even for people without Tourette.

In his first video (see below) Radlyn not only explains what he’s trying to achieve with his Facebook page, but he also sings – and fabulously too! No wonder the video has been viewed 130,000 times, and shared thousands more, since he posted it four days ago!

Commented one of his friends: “This Is My Friend Radlyn Naidoo And He Has Tourette Syndrome, But Does Not Stop Him From Doing What He Does The Best. When He First Told Me He Was On SA Got Talent I Did Not Believe Him Till I Saw Him. Now His At It Again, He Is A Inspiration To You, Me And Everybody Else.”

Radlyn appeared in South Africa’s Got Talent in 2010 when he was 13, according to news reports from the time.

Radlyn says on the video that singing helps him deal with his tics, which had been especially bad the last three weeks, so he decided to make a video. He also thanks the “wonderful people” for liking and sharing his page, and says that through social media he was contacted by a 13-year-old girl in the U.S. with Tourette.

Radlyn says on the Facebook page that he wants to “Provide Information about Tourette Syndrome and struggles one might face + how to address them in future as well as how to accept it and yourself.”

“Tourette syndrome (TS) is a neurological disorder characterized by repetitive, stereotyped, involuntary movements and vocalizations called tics,” according to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. “Tics come and go over time, varying in type, frequency, location, and severity. … Although the cause of TS is unknown, current research points to abnormalities in certain brain regions (including the basal ganglia, frontal lobes, and cortex), the circuits that interconnect these regions, and the neurotransmitters (dopamine, serotonin, and norepinephrine) responsible for communication among nerve cells.”