Month: April 2013
Call Me Crazy
Mental illness is something that needs to be out there in the open more and become less stigmatized. A Lifetime movie is getting mental illness out into the open. Although I would have been a little more excited about this… Continue Reading
Heading to Athens tomorrow!
One more day. Then I leave for Athens. Over the past few days, I’ve gotten more and more nervous. On Friday, I started to really practice my speeches, which only made me more nervous because my English wasn’t that fluent… Continue Reading
Erasing Limits
We have decided on a name for the documentary project website and it is: Erasing Limits. The beginnings of the documentary website and documentary project are forming! I am so excited to be starting to see a real product for… Continue Reading
My Youth Advocate speech
Hi everyone! I just wanted to drop by to post my speech from Sunday’s NJ Walks For TS at Ramapo College! It was an amazing time! I was delivering a speech there because I was being honored as the New… Continue Reading
Searching for a name for our documentary website!
Hey everyone! So as many of you know, I am working with RuthieP of A Little Bit Different: Tourette’s Syndrome to create a documentary project. We are going to create a website where we will put many editied 5-10 minute documentaries.… Continue Reading
TWO WEEKS LEFT! Putting the final touches on my speech
The moment I’m writing this, it’s exactly two weeks until I’m on that stage, holding my speech at the European Tourette Syndrome Conference in Athens, Greece! And that makes me SO nervous! It’s coming really close now, and I’m looking… Continue Reading
My Tourette Syndrome YouTube channel
I want nothing more than to spread awareness worldwide about Tourette Syndrome, as there are too many ignorant people. Please check out my YouTube channel and try to get friends and family to do the same. We all just want… Continue Reading
High school students learn lots about Tourette Syndrome from fellow student
When Amanda Silvers first contacted Spotswood Public Schools to gauge their interest in having the New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome & Associated Disorders’ (NJCTS) in-service presentation on TS come to their district, Director of Special Services/Programs Daniel Silvia was… Continue Reading
Seeing life in HD
“First you have to accept yourself, and then — and only then — will life truly be seen in HD.” ~ Logan Kurtz Please share this quote to as many places as possible! Share to Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn or —… Continue Reading