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Dystonia Animated

Join the characters of Dystonia Animated as they show you their lives with dystonia.

Dystonia Animated is a series of short animations, as part of our Reach Out, Reach All campaign. They focus on “What is dystonia?” in children and how the diagnosis affects their lives.

With help from families and young people with dystonia, we created the first episode which centres around explaining dystonia in a format children and young people can relate to and with language suitable for their age.

Future episodes will focus on the different parts of the journey our young people face; so join Dani, Charlie and a host of characters as they show you their lives with dystonia.

Donate £1 to support the dystonia community today


Donate £1 today to support the work of Dystonia UK. Your donations will make such a difference including enabling us to continue to create our Dystonia Animated episodes! We aim to raise £100,000, one pound for every person in the UK thought to be affected by dystonia. 

Dystonia Animated Episode 1: Dani explains dystonia

Dystonia Animated Episode 1: Dani explains dystonia

In this episode of Dystonia Animated we are so excited to introduce you to Dani, Charlie and some of their family. They share what their lives are like with a dystonia diagnosis. Read more

Published: 30th March, 2021

Updated: 31st July, 2025

Author: Bernie McMahon

Dystonia Animated Episode 2: Charlie at the children's hospital

Dystonia Animated Episode 2: Charlie at the children's hospital

Episode 2 of Dystonia Animated takes us on a visit to the hospital with Charlie. Read more

Published: 1st October, 2021

Updated: 31st July, 2025

Author: Bernie McMahon

Dystonia Animated Episode 3: Sam's surgery story

Dystonia Animated Episode 3: Sam's surgery story

In episode 3 of Dystonia Animated we introduce Sam and her family. Sam shares her experiences of deep brain stimulation surgery. Read more

Published: 21st September, 2022

Updated: 31st July, 2025

Author: Bernie McMahon

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