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
This is the essay I submitted to the NJ Center for Tourette Syndrome & Associated Disorders (NJCTS) for their 2017 Youth Scholarship Award contest. Even though many people in the outside world regard Tourette syndrome as a disability and hindrance… Continue Reading
Kyla Butler of Oak Ridge, NJ, is making a name for herself not only as one of the top skiers in the tri-state area but also as an advocate for Tourette Syndrome. Tourette Syndrome (TS) is a neurological disorder characterized… Continue Reading
Kyla, a sixth grade student from Oak Ridge, represented the state of New Jersey in Gilford, New Hampshire at the Pice Invitational Ski Race last month for the second year in a row. Kyla was invited to participate in this… Continue Reading
This is an anonymous essay submitted to the NJ Center for Tourette Syndrome & Associated Disorders (NJCTS) for their 2015 Children’s Scholarship Award contest. We hope you enjoy it! As I think about my journey in life so far there is a… Continue Reading
I wrote a post recently, Positive Distractions, in which I listed six things you can do when feeling low or anxious or just really ‘meh’. I have been thinking more about the things I wrote in that post and thought… Continue Reading
Hello all! I’m going to be frank; I’m new to the blog-world. Please forgive me if I sound too formal/don’t sound formal enough/don’t interest you/etc. etc. etc. I’m trying this out, and we’ll have to see if I have ANY… 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! When the word “disease” is said, overcoming is definitely not… 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! For most children, strep throat implies symptoms of a fever… 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! As a person who lives with Tourettes and ADHD day… Continue Reading