The Russell Silver Syndrome Podcast is the brainchild of Kirkwall resident, Kim Taylor. The podcast focuses on one of the more rare types of Dwarfism, medically known as Russell Silver Syndrome or Silver Russell Syndrome – or simply known as RSS. Kim runs an international online support group for people… Read more

The only way to start a podcast series about Russell Silver Syndrome (RSS) is to first explain what is this syndrome. In this episode, I am joined by Dayna Carney from the MAGIC Foundation (USA based) and Rachel Pidcock from the Child Growth Foundation (UK based). Both ladies will discuss… Read more

In this episode, Kim is going to chat with the guest co-host, podcast co-producer and technical genius of this podcast series, Steph Robson. They will talk about how she started supporting fellow RSS adults via online forums a number of years ago. Also, they talk about how Kim created the… Read more

Three people with the Russell Silver Syndrome join Kim for this episode to discuss health challenges we can face as adults. We discuss questions such as: What treatments, if any, have you had for your health issues? Do you feel you have to be a strong advocate for your own… Read more

Content Warning: In this episode, our guests talk about the ableist prejudice and attitudes they have faced because of Russell Silver Syndrome. Including bullying in the workplace, as well as, the objectification and fetishisation of this proportionate dwarfism. In this episode, Kim is joined by three RSS women who all… Read more

 Joining Kim in this episode are two Rusell Silver Syndrome women who chat about their experiences surrounding various topics such as confidence and self-esteem, fashion, dating, socialising and other advice they want to share with listeners. Whether it’s from feeling the self-consciousness when visiting a children’s department for clothes… Read more

Love is in the air this episode as Kim is joined by two Russell Silver Syndrome (RSS) women and their average-height husbands. They talk about how they met – was the short stature an issue? What would they say to those listening not associated with RSS or other forms of… Read more

Two Russell Silver Syndrome men with very different careers from each other join Kim to discuss whether there are negatives or positives to being a man of shorter stature in their chosen career field. Also in our discussion, they answer questions including the following: What advice would they give to… Read more

The road to motherhood can be challenging and for a woman with a rare form of dwarfism it very often poses extra complications and support. In this episode, four Russell Silver Syndrome (RSS) women who are mothers join Kim to discuss their personal journeys to motherhood and how having RSS… Read more

Kim is joined for this episode by her parents as they discuss how they coped as parents of a child with Russell Silver Syndrome (RSS) born when knowledge of the syndrome was far more limited than it is in recent years. They discuss what choices they faced and the decisions… Read more

Content Warning: Discussion of bullying and derogative terms to describe Dwarfism. With the experience of living as Russell Silver Syndrome (RSS), three RSS women join Kim to share words of wisdom to those that follow in our footsteps. They talk about how our parents raised us. Goals they have set… Read more

Content Warning: Discussion about derogative terms to describe people with Dwarfism. We ask the question in this episode – can we change society’s view of our form of Dwarfism? Kim is joined by four Russell Silver Syndrome people to discuss questions including: Do you think it is important TARSS take… Read more