How Online Education Has Affected My TS
I knew that the differences of the new world we lived in was undoing so much progress that had been made for accommodations in an academic environment. Continue Reading
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Young Advocates Call for a Stop to TS Stereotypes
It’s not a joke. It’s not a punchline. It’s not an excuse. Those are the refrains from four Youth Advocates who live with Tourette Syndrome, a neurobiological disorder characterized by uncontrollable movements or vocalizations known as tics. The disorder is… Continue Reading
A Letter to My Former Self – Crystal F.
Crystal is a 2018 NJCTS Scholarship finalist and a graduate of Bridgewater-Raritan Regional High School. Below is her scholarship essay – a letter to herself. Dear Crystal, I know you love to learn. You will learn anything and everything, anywhere at… Continue Reading
Overcoming a Lifelong Challenge – Venkata D.
A graduate of Montville Township High School, Venkata is a 2018 NJCTS Scholarship finalist. Here is his essay submission. I remember, with a certain degree of ambivalence (because I was equally mortified and relieved), the Neurologist’s description of the affliction… Continue Reading
My Life with Tourette Syndrome – Matthew M.
Matthew is a 2018 NJCTS Scholarship finalist. He is a graduate of Pinelands Regional High School. This is his scholarship essay. I have had Tourette’s Syndrome for about eleven years now, and it has progressively gotten worse with each year… Continue Reading
Payoff in the Long Run – Bennett M.
Bennett is a graduate of West Morris Mendham High School and a 2018 NJCTS Scholarship finalist. When people hear about Tourette Syndrome, I think they fixate on how limiting and inconvenient it can be. It certainly can be. Over the… Continue Reading
Growing Up with Tourette Syndrome – Alexis C.
Alexis is a graduate of Indian Hills High School and a 2018 NJCTS Scholarship finalist. This is her scholarship essay submission. My eyes would open and close time after time, fast and wide. My arms would swing up and down like… Continue Reading
Tourette Syndrome: A Journey of Self-Improvement – Greg H.
Greg is a graduate of Indian Hills High School and a 2018 NJCTS Scholarship finalist. This is his scholarship essay. Although having Tourette Syndrome can be a challenge at times, it has allowed me to discover things about myself that… Continue Reading
Lunchtime Blues – Greg B.
Greg is an NJCTS Scholarship finalist and a graduate of Hunterdon Central Regional High School. This was his scholarship essay submission. Unit Lunch: 40 minutes granted to the student body to relieve stress and feel united. But after two years of… Continue Reading
From Anxiety to Confidence – Michael Hayden
Michael is a second place winner of the 2018 NJCTS Scholarship Award and a Youth Advocate of the Year. This is the essay he submitted with his scholarship application. When I was 10 years old, I was presented with a… Continue Reading