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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 →

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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 →

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The Rise of Clout for Disabilities Online

Posted on July 15, 2022 by pkowalski

Seeing teenagers and even adults faking Tourette Syndrome online is an exhausting experience as someone with diagnosed TS. Continue Reading →

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Be a Voice for the TS and Tic Disorder Community

Posted on May 11, 2022 by NJCTS staff
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We welcome you to join the NJCTS Youth Council The purpose of the NJCTS Youth Advocate Council is to empower youth (ages 13-18) living with TS, tic disorders and the associated conditions, or some form of lived experience with TS,… Continue Reading →

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Teens with Tourette: Are You Ready to Take Advocacy to the Next Level?

Posted on May 11, 2022 by NJCTS staff
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NJCTS is looking for youth ages 13-17 to participate in the Youth Advocate Presenter Program. As a presenter, our youth have the unique opportunity to share their powerful voices with a variety of audiences including younger students, teachers, new doctors,… Continue Reading →

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Young Advocates Call for a Stop to TS Stereotypes

Posted on November 1, 2021 by NJCTS staff

It’s not a joke. It’s not a punchline. It’s not an excuse. Those are the refrains from four Youth Advocates who live with Tourette Syndrome, a neurobiological disorder characterized by uncontrollable movements or vocalizations known as tics. The disorder is… Continue Reading →

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