English: Diolch to Helen Reeves-Graham for starting this extremely important petition. As Jack has stated, we know that Tourette's affects one in 100 children, so to see over 10,000 signatures in support of providing a clinical pathway, medical care and specialists for people with Tourette's syndrome in Wales comes as no surprise. The Royal College of Psychiatrists say that up to 85 per cent of people with Tourette's syndrome will also experience co-occurring conditions, including attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder and autism spectrum disorder. During my time in education, I worked with a number of children who were diagnosed, and, in some cases, undiagnosed, with Tourette's syndrome. I witnessed first-hand how living with Tourette's impacts on the person and family dealing with this condition. It was distressing to see the struggle of a small child on a daily basis fighting with this condition, and it was just as distressing to hear the parents beg for help and support. The everyday scenarios that we take for granted as fairly easy tasks can be very difficult for children suffering with Tourette's - mingling with peers in a class and during break, completing schoolwork. Children with Tourette's are expected to catch the school bus with other children with just one carer, when most parents and guardians will tell you that children with Tourette's will need a carer just for them. It can be mentally and physically exhausting for all involved. The lack of awareness in Wales of Tourette's syndrome even makes things like going shopping or walking through the park a daunting experience, knowing that eyes will likely be following you. We need to make sure that people with Tourette's in Wales feel supported, not ridiculed. The added pressures of searching constantly for help and support, not being able to access the correct medical care and facilities, can lead to long-term mental health problems. Tourette's isn't just swearing. It can be exhausting. Through involuntary movement, which is painful and debilitating, it can lead to difficulties with sleeping, anxiety, social isolation and bouts of rage. It's a complex condition, and should be treated as such. We need to do better at, firstly, diagnosing the condition, raising awareness of the condition, and ensuring that the correct treatment and support is available for individuals, families and carers to access. I wholeheartedly support this petition and will work to make sure that those suffering with Tourette's in Wales feel supported.
Welsh: Diolch i Helen Reeves-Graham am greu'r ddeiseb hynod bwysig hon. Fel y dywedodd Jack, gwyddom fod syndrom Tourette yn effeithio ar un o bob 100 o blant, felly nid yw gweld dros 10,000 o lofnodion o blaid darparu llwybr clinigol, gofal meddygol ac arbenigwyr i bobl â syndrom Tourette yng Nghymru yn syndod. Dywed Coleg Brenhinol y Seiciatryddion y bydd hyd at 85 y cant o bobl â syndrom Tourette hefyd yn profi cyflyrau sy'n cyd-ddigwydd, gan gynnwys anhwylder diffyg canolbwyntio a gorfywiogrwydd, anhwylder gorfodaeth obsesiynol ac anhwylder ar y sbectrwm awtistiaeth. Yn ystod fy nghyfnod yn y byd addysg, gweithiais gyda nifer o blant a gafodd ddiagnosis, ac mewn rhai achosion, rhai na chafodd ddiagnosis, o syndrom Tourette. Gwelais yn uniongyrchol sut y mae byw gyda syndrom Tourette yn cael effaith ar yr unigolyn a'r teulu sy'n ymdrin â'r cyflwr hwn. Roedd yn ofidus gweld plentyn bach yn brwydro'n ddyddiol â'r cyflwr hwn, ac roedd yr un mor ofidus clywed y rhieni'n erfyn am gymorth a chefnogaeth. Gall y senarios bob dydd a gymerwn yn ganiataol fel tasgau gweddol hawdd fod yn anodd iawn i blant sy'n dioddef gyda syndrom Tourette - cymysgu â chyfoedion yn y dosbarth ac yn ystod amser egwyl, cwblhau gwaith ysgol. Disgwylir i blant â syndrom Tourette ddal y bws ysgol gyda phlant eraill gyda dim ond un gofalwr, pan fydd y rhan fwyaf o rieni a gwarcheidwaid yn dweud wrthych fod plant â syndrom Tourette angen gofalwr ar eu cyfer hwy yn unig. Gall fod yn flinedig yn feddyliol ac yn gorfforol i bawb dan sylw. Mae'r diffyg ymwybyddiaeth o syndrom Tourette yng Nghymru yn gwneud pethau fel mynd i siopa neu gerdded drwy'r parc yn brofiad anodd iawn, gan wybod y bydd llygaid yn debygol o'ch dilyn. Mae angen inni sicrhau bod pobl sydd â syndrom Tourette yng Nghymru yn teimlo eu bod yn cael eu cefnogi, nid eu gwawdio. Gall y pwysau ychwanegol o chwilio'n gyson am gymorth a chefnogaeth, a methu cael gafael ar y gofal a'r cyfleusterau meddygol cywir, arwain at broblemau iechyd meddwl hirdymor. Nid rhegi'n unig yw syndrom Tourette. Gall fod yn flinedig. Drwy symudiadau anwirfoddol, sy'n boenus ac yn wanychol, gall arwain at anawsterau cysgu, gorbryder, ynysu cymdeithasol a phyliau o gynddaredd. Mae'n gyflwr cymhleth, a dylid ei drin felly. Mae angen inni wneud yn well, yn gyntaf, mewn perthynas â gwneud diagnosis o'r cyflwr, codi ymwybyddiaeth o'r cyflwr, a sicrhau bod y driniaeth a'r cymorth cywir ar gael i unigolion, teuluoedd a gofalwyr. Rwy'n llwyr gefnogi'r ddeiseb hon a byddaf yn gweithio i sicrhau bod y rhai sy'n dioddef gyda syndrom Tourette yng Nghymru yn teimlo eu bod yn cael eu cefnogi.