bullied, and i know i have been bullied bad, but i know there are over 100 kids that are being bullied, 100 times worse than i was. you see, jaylenhas tourette s syndrome. a neurological disorder that caused repetitive involuntary movement and sounds called tics. jaylen began ticking at the age of two. we went through several doctor appointments. pediatrician was like, oh, my goodness. i think this is classic tourette s case. and he was only diagnosed at 3 because in order to be diagnosed with tourette s they have to observe the behavior for one full year. his mom uploaded a video to youtube, hoping it would help children and parents alike better understand her son s disability. the video has racked up around 200,000 views. and it also captured the attention of actor dash mihawk,
who is currently starring on showtime s hit series ray donovan. it was a fighter. together, dash and jaylen captivate their audience to put a stop to bullying. i m here because i have a young brother named jaylen arnold who reminds me of me as a kid. he has a message to bring to the world, and doing it at a age that i wish that i had had the bravery to step up and reach as many people as he does. and we came up with jaylen s challenge because i wanted to stand up and do something to make a difference. it hurts to think about how much torture and how miserable a kid s life can be just because of one person causing them to feel that their self-esteem and that they re worthless. bullying no way. dr. sanjay gupta, cnn, reporting.
the video has racked up around 200,000 views and it also captured the attention of actor dash mihawk who is starring on radon van. i was a fighter. together dash and jaylen captivate their student audience working with jaylen s challenge foundation to put a stop to bullying. i m here because i have a young brother named jaylen arnold who reminds me of me as a kid. he has a message to bring to the world and doing it at an age that i wish i had had the bravery to step up and reach as many people as he does. and we came up with jaylen s challenge because i wanted to stand up, i wanted to do something to make a difference. it hurts to think about how much torture and how miserable a kid s life can be just because one person is causing them to feel that their self-esteem and that they re useless.