It’s Tourette Syndrome Awareness Month! What have you been doing to spread the word about Tourette Syndrome? Last year in my high school I spoke to psychology classes about Tourette’s and gave them a first-hand perspective of what life was… Continue Reading
Check out my story that appeared yesterday in the Trenton Times and on NJ.com! It’s about the New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome & Associated Disorders’ (NJCTS) Children’s Scholarship Program and the NJ Walks for TS at Princeton event this… Continue Reading
These are pictures of me speaking on behalf of the NJ Center for Tourette Syndrome & Associated Disorders (NJCTS) at the January 20 Mitzvah Day at Congregation B’Nai Israel in Millburn, N.J. I spoke about how people from North Jersey… Continue Reading
Vanessa Van Petten is the founder, CEO and lead writer for Radical Parenting. Hi! Happy New Year! I’m so excited to announce a new life-changing program I have created for teens. In this fun, entertaining and inspirational talk I go over… 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
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
Since joining the New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome & Associated Disorders (NJCTS) as a Youth Advocate more than 18 months ago, 13-year-old Tess Kowalski has been busy traveling all over the Garden State – and even outside of it,… Continue Reading
Grace Hawruk’s junior year at DePaul Catholic High School wasn’t an ordinary one. In fact, it was chock full of more extracurricular activities than many students her age. That’s because Hawruk, 17, has been busy advocating on behalf of the… Continue Reading
This is the blog I was actually going to write when I started about June 7! You all know that I have done some very exciting stuff lately, with my trip to Athens and my speeches there, but you should… Continue Reading
This is the essay I submitted to the New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome & Associated Disorders (NJCTS) for their 2013 Children’s Scholarship Award contest. I hope you enjoy it! And here is my profile on the NJCTS website. I was once… Continue Reading