This is the essay I submitted to the New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome & Associated Disorders (NJCTS) for their 2014 Children’s Scholarship Award contest. I hope you enjoy it! I don’t remember anything from my middle school years. It’s… Continue Reading
This is the essay I submitted to the New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome & Associated Disorders (NJCTS) for their 2014 Children’s Scholarship Award contest. I hope you enjoy it! Tourettes. We all have our own challenges. Mine has a… Continue Reading
It is crazy to think that I just finished up my junior year of college. Next year is my last year, and then I am off trying to find a real job and an apartment, supporting myself. These past three… Continue Reading
Hello, my name is Jasmine. I am 24 years old. If you know me or have read anything I’ve written previously, you know that I have Tourette Syndrome. However, there are a few things about me you may not know. For example,… Continue Reading
My newest tic is a rough one I have to admit. I’ve had it for three days now, and it’s not the easiest to deal with. I hit myself in the chest with my hand which makes a loud slapping… Continue Reading
Hello people of the interwebs, and welcome to a long-past-due post. It’s been a year and a half, soooooo I have a lot to make up for. I’ll (eventually) sum up the best parts; obviously, my birthday as one of… Continue Reading
A little more than a week ago, I participated in a Missouri TSA event called the teen panel. Basically, it was an event where we had 4 people (including me) who were teens and college students and we talked to… Continue Reading
Hey guys! So I decided to make a video. I made a video for my A Little Bit Different: Tourette Syndrome Facebook page about a year or two ago but decided not to make more because I was to critical… Continue Reading
Hi guys, my name is T.J. Stanley, I am 20 years old and I have Tourette Syndrome. I attend Mason Gross School of Arts at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, N.J. My major is cinematography, and I am hoping it… Continue Reading
Between them, teenagers Grace Hawruk, Tommy Licato and Tess Kowalski have delivered more than a dozen presentations on behalf of the New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome & Associated Disorders (NJCTS). They’ve spoken to students, teachers, doctors and residents about… Continue Reading