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
This is the essay I submitted to the NJ Center for Tourette Syndrome & Associated Disorders (NJCTS) for their 2017 Youth Scholarship Award contest. At ten years old, I was diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome and it has had an impact… Continue Reading
This is the essay I submitted to the NJ Center for Tourette Syndrome & Associated Disorders (NJCTS) for their 2017 Youth Scholarship Award contest. I was diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome at 6 years old. I was very scared when I… Continue Reading
This is the essay I submitted to the NJ Center for Tourette Syndrome & Associated Disorders (NJCTS) for their 2016 Youth Scholarship Award contest. I hope you enjoy it! I was diagnosed with Tourette’s Syndrome at the age often. My… Continue Reading
This is the essay I submitted to the NJ Center for Tourette Syndrome & Associated Disorders (NJCTS) for their 2016 Youth Scholarship Award contest. I hope you enjoy it! Tourette Syndrome has played a significant role in my life ever since… Continue Reading
NJCTS Youth Advocate Tess Kowalski delivered a moving keynote address at the 2016 Dare to Dream Student Leadership Conference at Mercer County Community College on April 29. The New Jersey Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs sponsors regional… Continue Reading
Hello there! I had been a blogger on here a while ago. Sadly, time had gotten away from me because of college and my studies, but I have more time on my hands so I wanted to get back into… Continue Reading
Alec Wolf finds freedom when he is on stage and he doesn’t let his TS hold him back. We are delighted to have Alec chosen as a finalist of our Youth Scholarship Award and we look forward to seeing his… Continue Reading
This is the essay I submitted to the NJ Center for Tourette Syndrome & Associated Disorders (NJCTS) for their 2015 Children’s Scholarship Award contest. I hope you enjoy it! Tourette’s hasn’t played a small part in my life, it’s played… Continue Reading
This is the essay I submitted to the NJ Center for Tourette Syndrome & Associated Disorders (NJCTS) for their 2015 Children’s Scholarship Award contest. I hope you enjoy it! Shtick is the Yiddish word for ‘weird habit.’ I am a… Continue Reading