Tic Attacks
On occasion, usually after prolonged or immense stress, up pops the most monstrous and incredible of my tics: the tic attack. Continue Reading
On occasion, usually after prolonged or immense stress, up pops the most monstrous and incredible of my tics: the tic attack. Continue Reading
by Dominic Dominguez Tourette’s is a disorder that is best known for exhibiting itself externally, but it is very much more of an internal struggle for me and probably many with the disorder. Tourette’s is depicted in TV and different… Continue Reading
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
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 in kindergarten, my home was full of stress. I don’t remember actually knowing why,… Continue Reading
Do you know that feeling when you have something to say but you don’t know how to say it? It’s like you know the thoughts and you can feel the emotions, but you don’t know the words. Every morning you… Continue Reading
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! Tourette Syndrome has played a significant role in my life ever since… Continue Reading
We are so proud of NJCTS Youth Advocate Tess Kowalski and Tim Kowalski who were interviewed by ABC’s Ken Rosato for NJ Viewpoint. Thank you for representing NJCTS and for all you continue to do to raise Tourette Syndrome awareness!… Continue Reading
NJCTS Youth Advocates Tess and Paige Kowalski have been on a roll lately. In addition to their presentation at Hamilton Primary School they also presented to the 6th grade class at Temple Emanu-El in Westfield, NJ this week. They educated… Continue Reading
It was more than 23 years ago that I was diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome. I’ve learned a lot in that time. About myself, about others and most of all, that our relationship with mental health and conditions like TS is far… Continue Reading
Well, it’s that time of year again that every ticcer seems to look forward to and dread at the same time — the holiday season. With all the commotion, excitement, preparation and family, tics always seem to run rampant this… Continue Reading