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How TS Has Affected Me in Dance

Posted on February 1, 2023 by NJCTS staff

By Sarah Freeman, NJCTS Youth Advocate In dance, we are always told to be uniform. Our costumes are always the same, our hair is done the same way, we are told to move in the same way. My dance teacher… Continue Reading →

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Coping Strategies for OCD

Posted on January 12, 2023 by NJCTS staff

By Sarah Freeman, NJCTS Youth Advocate At school, my OCD manifests itself in many ways. I often find it challenging to switch between tasks and stay focused on the coursework. I like to put all my time and energy into… Continue Reading →

School, Teens OCD, School
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Navigating the Holidays With Tourette

Posted on December 20, 2022 by NJCTS staff

By Gavin Kiley, NJCTS Youth Advocate I’m pretty sure that everybody can agree that, as wonderful as it is, the holiday season can be very stressful, and for people with Tourette, more stress means more tics. Over the years I… Continue Reading →

Teens, Tics Anxiety, Life, Tics
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How I Started Advocating and What it Did For Me

Posted on December 12, 2022 by NJCTS staff

By Peter Frantz Pendell I am Peter Frantz Pendell, a youth advocate and the New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome’s Youth Council Co-Leader. This is my first year with the organization, and I have loved every minute. Over time, I… Continue Reading →

advocacy, Guest Bloggers, Teens
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Shovel Knight, TS, and Competency

Posted on November 30, 2022 by peytone

By Peyton E. Today I want to talk about video games, Tourette’s, and competency. What do I mean by “competency”? Competency refers to the strengths a child has in certain areas. For example, a child may struggle academically, but be… Continue Reading →

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Tourette Syndrome and Theatre

Posted on November 12, 2022 by peytone

By Peyton E.  I recently saw a post on the Teens4TS blog about Tourette’s Syndrome and theatre. This piqued my interest because I am a young adult with TS who loves theatre! I figure, especially now, that I am not… Continue Reading →

Teens Anxiety
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October: Anti-Bullying Month

Posted on October 15, 2022 by NJCTS staff

Bullying can happen anywhere, and now with cell phones, anytime. Anyone can experience it and anyone can be a perpetrator. Continue Reading →

Guest Bloggers, School, Teens
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Employment With Tourette

Posted on September 29, 2022 by pkowalski

I never considered the fact that I would need to mask my TS in a workplace ….but maybe I don’t. Continue Reading →

employment, Teens Acceptance, Awareness, Life, Tics
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Things I Thought I Couldn’t Do with Tourette

Posted on August 30, 2022 by pkowalski

As my pain got worse and worse, I was struggling to continue with my passion. My teacher left the school and so did I, but I continued to seek out theatrical experience. It was the one place where I felt like I was appreciated for who I am, diagnosis and all. Continue Reading →

advocacy, Teens Acceptance, Awareness, Friends, Tics
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How Online Education Has Affected My TS

Posted on August 3, 2022 by pkowalski

I knew that the differences of the new world we lived in was undoing so much progress that had been made for accommodations in an academic environment. Continue Reading →

Guest Bloggers, School covid, online learning, School, Tics

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