My Tics and Me
Meet Jamie. A story that helps children talk openly about Tourette syndrome, see the person beyond the tics and approach difference with kindness.
Find the book on Amazon ↗Lived experience. Open conversations.
See the person
beyond the label.
I’m Paul. An author, dad and grandad, sharing stories that help people see beyond the label. I’m also a Lived Experience Ambassador and speaker with Genius Within CIC.
Lived Experience Ambassador
My speaking work with Genius Within ↗
Understanding starts with a person.Author · Genius Within Lived Experience Ambassador
Children’s books & memoirLived experience & advocacySpeaking through Genius Within CICInclusion through understanding
Stories that start conversations, across generations.
My books · My own author projects
A little understanding
can go a long way.
My Busy Brain and Me
Meet Krish. Part of my “My … and Me” series, opening a conversation about ADHD and helping young readers feel understood.
Find the book on Amazon ↗From Trauma to Triumph
My personal story, sharing the experiences that shaped my life and the journey towards understanding myself.
Find the book on Amazon ↗My story
A lifetime of questions.
A voice for change.
Recognition & community
ESSTS Ambassador Award
Recognised by the European Society for the Study of Tourette Syndrome.
Champion
Tourette’s Support NI & ROI
I was diagnosed with Tourette syndrome at 46 and ADHD at 60. Those answers helped me understand struggles I had carried for years, and gave me a different way to see myself.
Today, I share that lived experience in schools, workplaces and public conversations. My work is about opening dialogue, challenging stigma and helping people recognise the strengths and needs of the person in front of them.
I continue to work as a Lived Experience Ambassador and international speaker with Genius Within CIC. My speaking and workplace work is represented through Genius Within, while my books are my own author projects. Across both, I bring the same belief: kindness, curiosity and understanding can make a real difference.
I am proud to have received the ESSTS Ambassador Award and to have been appointed a Champion of Tourette’s Support NI & ROI. Both mean a great deal to me and reflect my commitment to helping our community feel seen and understood.
“I want people to see the person beyond the tics.”
My work with Genius Within CIC
Speaking with
Genius Within.
I am a Lived Experience Ambassador and speaker with Genius Within CIC. Please contact the Genius Within team for speaking, school and workplace enquiries.
Speaking enquiries and arrangements are handled through Genius Within. Please mention Paul Stevenson when you enquire.
Schools & young people
Opening conversations about Tourette syndrome, tics and difference. Helping staff and pupils see beyond a label, build understanding and make room for everyone.
Enquire through Genius Within ↗Talks & lived experience
Honest, personal talks about neurodivergence, later-life diagnosis, self-advocacy and the adjustments that help people feel supported at work.
Enquire through Genius Within ↗Workplace & project enquiries
For workplace projects, organisational support or professional collaborations involving my lived experience, please contact the Genius Within team to discuss your requirements.
Enquire through Genius Within ↗After-dinner talks
Personal stories and lived experience for after-dinner audiences. A chance to open conversations about life, difference and understanding, and see the person behind the story.
Enquire through Genius Within ↗Capturing Creativity
A workshop that opens
a different conversation.
I own the Capturing Creativity workshop and deliver it through Genius Within CIC. The workshop featured in the film I Swear and brings my creative work and lived experience together.
To discuss Capturing Creativity, including availability and arrangements, please contact the Genius Within team.
Contact Genius Within about the workshop ↗Feedback & endorsements
In the words of others.
Reflections on my stories, events and lived experience. For speaking enquiries, please contact Genius Within.
“You raised the awareness of the whole room on the importance of acceptance, inclusion, empathy and understanding. Thank you for sharing your knowledge, your stories and a little piece of yourself with us and our audiences.”
“I was particularly interested in the insights shared by Paul Stevenson representing Genius Within CIC through his poignant and powerful testimony.”
“Honest, Compelling and Inspiration. A Fantastic Ambassador.”
“Paul spoke with courage and compassion. A true inspiration.”
“Heartfelt, engaging and real… I gained a much better understanding of the condition having spent time in Paul’s company.”
Books & author enquiries
Let’s talk
about books.
For questions about my books, book orders, stockists, signings or author events, you can contact me directly.
Email Paul about books ↗Use this form for book and author enquiries. For speaking, school visits, workplace work or workshops, please contact Genius Within. You can also message me on Instagram.