Teen Arts
Today was a great day. I have been feeling so down lately, but today was a great day. Our school has a special day called Teen Arts once a year. We submit artworks, writings, and listen to people play music.… Continue Reading
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Our differences make us who we are
While growing up in two different places, I never really stood out in the crowd. I was just normal, in a good way I suppose, and I didn’t think much of it. Although I feared new environments due to my shyness,… Continue Reading
2017 NJCTS Youth Scholarship Award Essay: “That’s Life”
This is the essay I submitted to the NJ Center for Tourette Syndrome & Associated Disorders (NJCTS) for their 2017 Youth Scholarship Award contest. When I was twelve years old, I was sitting in the lunch room, and in an… Continue Reading
2017 NJCTS Youth Scholarship Award Essay: “The Same Kind of Different as Normal”
This is the essay I submitted to the NJ Center for Tourette Syndrome & Associated Disorders (NJCTS) for their 2017 Youth Scholarship Award contest. “All the world is full of suffering. It is all so full of overcoming.” – Helen… Continue Reading
2017 NJCTS Youth Scholarship Award Essay: “Tourette Syndrome and its Lasting Impact on Me”
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
2017 NJCTS Youth Scholarship Award Essay: “Life’s a Twitch”
This is the essay I submitted to the NJ Center for Tourette Syndrome & Associated Disorders (NJCTS) for their 2017 Youth Scholarship Award contest. One of my all time favorite quotes is by Scott Hamilton, “The only disability in life… Continue Reading
2017 NJCTS Youth Scholarship Award Essay: “What It’s Like to Be Me”
This is the essay I submitted to the NJ Center for Tourette Syndrome & Associated Disorders (NJCTS) for their 2017 Youth Scholarship Award contest. I hope you enjoy it! I have Tourette but Tourette does not have me. I have… Continue Reading
2017 NJCTS Youth Scholarship Award Essay: “How Tourette Syndrome has Played a Role in My Life”
This is the essay I submitted to the NJ Center for Tourette Syndrome & Associated Disorders (NJCTS) for their 2017 Youth Scholarship Award contest. A major obstacle I had to overcome, and I still deal with, is having Tourette Syndrome. When… Continue Reading
2017 NJCTS Youth Scholarship Award Essay: “The Imaginator”
This is the essay I submitted to the NJ Center for Tourette Syndrome & Associated Disorders (NJCTS) for their 2017 Youth Scholarship Award contest. It was Halloween season and the teacher handed out gigantic Goosebumps posters. Without warning, they exploded… Continue Reading
2016 NJCTS Youth Scholarship Award Essay: “How I Changed My Life”
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! At the age of five I was diagnosed with Tourettes. This… Continue Reading