The New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome & Associated Disorders (NJCTS) and its renowned Patient-Centered Medical Education (PCME) Program will take center stage during a”Tourette Syndrome Youth Advocates: A Patient-Centered Education Model in Action” grand rounds presentation at 1 p.m. Tuesday,… Continue Reading
Sometimes I feel that my emotions aren’t real. I feel nervous about something or unhappy about something or stressed, but I feel like I try to block that emotion out and not feel it. I think I’m just so used… Continue Reading
My mom made me mad again last night. When she’s not in the right state of mind, all these awful things come out of her mouth. Is it that when she is disinhibited her real feelings and thoughts come out,… Continue Reading
As those of you who have been members of my Facebook page and blog for a while know, I wasn’t diagnosed with Tourette’s until I was 16. They thought of my tics as habits resulting from my anxiety and they… Continue Reading
Another home video! This was the video of my kindergarten play! I think I was about 5 in the video. In the beginning of the video, you will notice that I have some strange arm hand posturing. I am holding… Continue Reading
Hi everyone! Sorry I haven’t written in a while, but I was diagnosed with depression a few months ago and I’ve just been trying to deal with it. Quite a few people recently bombed one of my videos about suicide and… Continue Reading
I am excited for my presentation tomorrow about Tourette Syndrome at my rival school. In my presentation, I will talk a lot about associated conditions of TS, such as, ADD, ADHD, Executive Functioning, anxiety, depression and more. But I also… Continue Reading
One more day. Then I leave for Athens. Over the past few days, I’ve gotten more and more nervous. On Friday, I started to really practice my speeches, which only made me more nervous because my English wasn’t that fluent… Continue Reading
Hello everyone! I totally conquered my social anxiety on Friday night. I made an awesome new friend at this teen club, and he has other awesome and funny friends that made me laugh. I just danced and talked to them… Continue Reading
Because of all of your efforts supporting Tourette Syndrome, the Collaborative Academic Research Efforts (CARE) for Tourette Syndrome Act of 2013 has been reintroduced in the House of Representatives! What does this mean? If passed, there will be a bill… Continue Reading