Blog entries by teenagers with Tourette Syndrome
Two sisters, Eliza and Sydney, talk about growing up with Tourette Syndrome – not their own, but their brothers’ – and why they chose to become advocates for everyone living with TS. Continue Reading
The author of this essay was a winner of a 2020 NJCTS Scholarship Award. This was the essay that was included with their application. In the third grade, at the age of eight, I was diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome. This… Continue Reading
Matthew was a first place winner of the 2020 NJCTS Scholarship Award. This was the essay he included with his application. Well, it’s a school day, so that’s probably 10 people, maybe a dozen. I have practice after that so… Continue Reading
Dominic was a second place winner of the 2020 NJCTS Scholarship Award. This was the essay he included with his application. As a kid I often felt like a misfit, and developing Tourette Syndrome didn’t help. I’ve always been quirky,… Continue Reading
Madilynne was a winner of a 2020 NJCTS Scholarship Award. This was the essay she included with her application. I will never forget the first time I experienced something I couldn’t understand. I was in fourth grade and it was… Continue Reading
Debra was a winner of a 2020 NJCTS Scholarship Award. This was the essay she included with her application. Tourette’s has been a major part of my life for 10 years now and it has had many nights of tears… Continue Reading
Evan was a winner of a 2020 NJCTS Scholarship Award. This was the essay he included with his application. Tourette Syndrome is something I have known for my entire life. It’s crazy to think that nervous habits I had as… Continue Reading
Emma was a winner of a 2020 NJCTS Scholarship Award. This was the essay she included with her application. Have you ever gotten nervous when finishing a timed test that you start panicking? Or have something in your eye so… Continue Reading
Carson was a winner of a 2020 NJCTS Scholarship Award. This was the essay he included with his application. Throughout my life, I have always dealt with certain impulses. I’ve regularly gone to Dupont Hospital for Children in Wilmington Delaware… Continue Reading
Rachel was a winner of a 2020 NJCTS Scholarship Award. This was the essay she included with her application. I was ten years old when my cousins were struggling, navigating their way around a recent diagnosis of Tourette Syndrome, or… Continue Reading