The NJ Center for Tourette Syndrome joins the movement to prevent bullying, expanding its Youth Advocate Program This October, schools and organizations all across the country are observing National Bullying Prevention Month. All students should feel safe in school and… Continue Reading
NJ Center for Tourette Syndrome’s (NJCTS) Youth Advocates inspired, educated and spread awareness about Tourette Syndrome to a total of 1800 Cresskill, N.J., students from May 11 through May 15, as part of a weeklong TS awareness campaign in the… Continue Reading
My sister Sarah and I did a New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome & Associated Disorders (NJCTS) Youth Advocate Presentation for more than 150 7th-graders last week at Galloway Township Middle School, and to put it bluntly…we killed it. :)… Continue Reading
5 years post National Youth Ambassador Training in Washington, DC and I am still at it! Following my fall semester at SUNY-Binghamton I was asked to return to Memorial Middle School in Fairlawn, N.J., to speak with the 7th-graders about… Continue Reading
On January 20, I delivered two presentations to more than 150 seventh-graders at Memorial Middle School in Fair Lawn! I talked a lot about how my life has been affected by Tourette Syndrome and how it has been a big… Continue Reading
Teens in South Jersey are ready to reach out and help peers and health-care professionals understand the complexities of life with Tourette Syndrome (TS). TS is a neurological disorder characterized by involuntary sounds or movements known as tics. In addition,… Continue Reading
Faculty members of Haddon Township High School and student members of the school’s Psychology Club devoted time on February 2 to learn about Tourette Syndrome. Known also as TS, Tourette Syndrome is a neurological disorder characterized by uncontrollable sounds and… Continue Reading
Hi everyone! Some of you may have seen this article on CentralJersey.com last week that talked about “a mother’s connection between her children and a soccer legend.” I just wanted to share with you the e-mail my mom sent the reporter that led… Continue Reading
Physicians spend a lot of time in training, but when it comes to understanding the challenges of Tourette Syndrome, there’s a “gap”, according to Tolga Taneli, M.D. The psychiatrist specializes in the neurological disorder characterized by involuntary sounds or movements… 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