Ever since I can remember, I’ve wanted to go to Africa to work with children, to volunteer. When I started attending the Primary Teachers College in the Netherlands four years ago, that dream changed into teaching children in Africa. But… Continue Reading
We caught up with A Level student Ellen to have a chat about all things TS. How old were you when you got diagnosed with TS and how did you feel about this? I have had Tourette’s for as long… 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! Over the course of my life, I will be forced… 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
This is a great conversation topic that my former pastor, Chris Owensby, brought up on his social media accounts. I replied twice on Twitter and once on Facebook. I still could not get all my thoughts out with those 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
Lately I seem to have been having more trouble than usual talking in class because of my tics. When I have something I want to say in class, more often than not, my body locks up, I start ticcing a… Continue Reading
My tics have been really bad for the past week or so. The stress of the start of the semester, being in all new classes with all new people and having to explain my Tourette’s to them all makes my… Continue Reading
Today is one of those days where I worry and feel like others view me as simply a collection of my symptoms or “that girl in our class who has Tourette’s.” Sometimes I feel proud to have Tourette’s because it… Continue Reading
Hey everyone, this first appeared on my Life’s A Twitch blog site back in July, but I wanted to share it here, too. Thanks for reading! I’m kind of in a rough spot right now. I used to always have… Continue Reading