Earlier this week, NJCTS Youth Advocates Tess and Paige Kowalski were joined by Youth Advocate-in-training Cami Jimenez to present to the third graders at Hamilton Primary School in Bridgewater, NJ. More than 115 students learned about Tourette Syndrome, acceptance, and treating… Continue Reading
Today, NJCTS Youth Advocates Anna, Sarah, and Eric Baldwin presented to the 7th and 8th graders at Clearview Middle School in Mullica Hill, NJ. Nearly 900 students and teachers learned about Tourette Syndrome, tolerance, and acceptance. The Baldwins were joined… Continue Reading
The NJ Center for Tourette Syndrome joins the movement to prevent bullying, expanding its Youth Advocate Program This October, schools and organizations all across the country are observing National Bullying Prevention Month. All students should feel safe in school and… Continue Reading
If you ask young people what they wish for, many of them are pre-occupied with the material wonders of childhood. But for three girls in the Medford area, their simple request is far from child’s play. They’re inviting everyone who… Continue Reading
NJ Center for Tourette Syndrome’s (NJCTS) Youth Advocates inspired, educated and spread awareness about Tourette Syndrome to a total of 1800 Cresskill, N.J., students from May 11 through May 15, as part of a weeklong TS awareness campaign in the… Continue Reading
My sister Sarah and I did a New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome & Associated Disorders (NJCTS) Youth Advocate Presentation for more than 150 7th-graders last week at Galloway Township Middle School, and to put it bluntly…we killed it. :)… Continue Reading
NJ Walks for TS at Princeton is a 5K walk and family fun run on March 29. With a little more than 2 weeks to go, now is the best time to register and start getting in shape for spring.… Continue Reading
Hallie Hoffman wants you to know that people with Tourette Syndrome (TS) are more than just their diagnosis. “TS is just one group we belong to, just as people may identify themselves with other groups such as athletes or musicians,”… Continue Reading
On January 20, I delivered two presentations to more than 150 seventh-graders at Memorial Middle School in Fair Lawn! I talked a lot about how my life has been affected by Tourette Syndrome and how it has been a big… Continue Reading
Teens in South Jersey are ready to reach out and help peers and health-care professionals understand the complexities of life with Tourette Syndrome (TS). TS is a neurological disorder characterized by involuntary sounds or movements known as tics. In addition,… Continue Reading