Eric was a second place winner of a 2021 NJCTS Scholarship Award. This was the essay he included with his application. Depressed, hopeless, and rejected. My classmates were pointing at and mimicking mytics. When the bell rang, I ran out… Continue Reading
Grace was a second place winner of a 2021 NJCTS Scholarship Award. This was the essay she included with her application. When I first sat down to type this essay, I had a hard time figuring out what exactly to… Continue Reading
Sam was a first place winner of a 2021 NJCTS Scholarship Award. This was the essay he included with his application. “FISH!”This wasn’t my intended greeting for a newly diagnosed 4th grader named Dylan. Nevertheless, my Tourette thought otherwise. I… Continue Reading
Jenna was a first place winner of a 2021 NJCTS Scholarship Award. This was the essay she included with her application. You’ve rested on my walls for 2,555 days — the intense version of you that forces visitors to pause… Continue Reading
The thought of spending ample time for assessments allured me greatly. So why then did I decline to accept the accommodations? Continue Reading
Having Tourette’s didn’t hinder my life to an extreme degree, especially considering that my case is far milder than some of my counterparts. However, that’s not to say that it didn’t impact my life to any extent at all; some… Continue Reading
On occasion, usually after prolonged or immense stress, up pops the most monstrous and incredible of my tics: the tic attack. Continue Reading
I just started as the Youth Development Intern with NJCTS and my story was sent out to people on the NJCTS mailing list, but this is a longer more personal version if you care to read it. Continue Reading
Many children with tics and Tourette Syndrome may experience anxiety, be teased or bullied, develop negative self-perceptions and avoid social situations as a result of their tics. The Rutgers Tourette Syndrome Clinic is offering a 10-week, group-based program that aims to help… Continue Reading
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