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
A graduate of Montville Township High School, Venkata is a 2018 NJCTS Scholarship finalist. Here is his essay submission. I remember, with a certain degree of ambivalence (because I was equally mortified and relieved), the Neurologist’s description of the affliction… Continue Reading
Bennett is a graduate of West Morris Mendham High School and a 2018 NJCTS Scholarship finalist. When people hear about Tourette Syndrome, I think they fixate on how limiting and inconvenient it can be. It certainly can be. Over the… Continue Reading
Liane is an NJCTS Youth Advocate of the Year and a 2018 NJCTS Scholarship finalist. She graduated from Paramus Catholic High School. This is her scholarship essay. I was 9 when my mom and I got the phone call saying… Continue Reading
Alexis is a graduate of Indian Hills High School and a 2018 NJCTS Scholarship finalist. This is her scholarship essay submission. My eyes would open and close time after time, fast and wide. My arms would swing up and down like… Continue Reading
Greg is an NJCTS Scholarship finalist and a graduate of Hunterdon Central Regional High School. This was his scholarship essay submission. Unit Lunch: 40 minutes granted to the student body to relieve stress and feel united. But after two years of… Continue Reading
Sarah was a 2018 NJCTS Scholarship finalist and was named a Youth Advocate of the Year. For many years now, Tourette Syndrome has played a huge role in my life. I first learned what Tourette Syndrome was back in 2008… Continue Reading
Michael is a second place winner of the 2018 NJCTS Scholarship Award and a Youth Advocate of the Year. This is the essay he submitted with his scholarship application. When I was 10 years old, I was presented with a… Continue Reading
Charles is a first place winner of the 2018 NJCTS Scholarship Award and a Youth Advocate of the Year. This is the essay he submitted with his scholarship application. From the time I sowed my first Little Marvel Garden… Continue Reading
by Dominic Dominguez Tourette’s is a disorder that is best known for exhibiting itself externally, but it is very much more of an internal struggle for me and probably many with the disorder. Tourette’s is depicted in TV and different… Continue Reading