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Me, the 18 Year Old with OCD

My name is Isabella DeMarco and I am in the 12th grade. In my talk I will be discussing the stereotypes of OCD as well as my personal experience with OCD and its link to a neuropsychiatric disease. I hope to speak out to specifically the medical community and society on this topic in an effort to spread awareness about the link between the disorder and the disease so kids don’t have to suffer in silence.

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This talk was presented to a local audience at TEDxYouth@LakesideHS, an independent event.

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My name is Isabella DeMarco and I am in the 12th grade. In my talk I will be discussing the stereotypes of OCD as well as my personal experience with OCD and its link to a neuropsychiatric disease. I hope to speak out to specifically the medical community and society on this topic in an effort to spread awareness about the link between the disorder and the disease so kids don’t have to suffer in silence.

This talk was presented to a local audience at TEDxYouth@LakesideHS, an independent event.

Read more about TEDx.

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