by NJCTS | Aug 25, 2026 | Helpful Tips, Teen Blogger
I was seven years old when I was diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome but ten years old when I found out. After noticing my tics, my parents brought me to a neurologist and got my Tourette diagnosis. Their decision at the time because I was so young was to explain to me...
by NJCTS | Aug 25, 2026 | Teen Blogger
Hi, I am Amanda I am currently studying the performing arts and elementary education. My sister, Emily, has Tourette’s Syndrome. She is the most caring, passionate, strong, loving, and determined person I have ever met. She does not let her tics define her but she...
by NJCTS | Aug 3, 2026 | Scholarship Recipient
A Different Kind of Perfect The letter R was my introduction to shame. At five years old, standing on my kindergarten classroom rug and practicing the alphabet, I realized I was different. My /r/ sound didn’t match that of my classmates’. I began speech therapy a few...
by NJCTS | Aug 3, 2026 | Scholarship Recipient
Growing up, I constantly had to explain Tourette’s syndrome to people who didn’t understand the term. I thought the label would be a quick fix: a surefire way to help people understand me, without having to rehash my story every time I was met with a blank stare....
by NJCTS | Jul 15, 2026 | News
For the first time in more than two decades, the New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome (NJCTS) will not receive its state funding this year. NJCTS is the only organization in the state of New Jersey that supports those with Tourette Syndrome (TS), a condition that...
