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Hi everyone!\u00a0My name is Emma, I’m 14 years old, and I have Tourette Syndrome.\u00a0I can be a bit of a worrier since I also have Anxiety Disorder. I have pondered many things and also worried about many things in my life. I’m really anxious about the things I can and cannot do.<\/p>\n

I always try really hard to do the things my brain tells me I can’t do. One of the things I’m not sure I’ll be able to do with Tourettes is drive. This worries me a lot since I am going to start Driver’s Ed in March.<\/p>\n

What if I get one of those old, crabby teachers and they don’t have any\u00a0patience with me to start with?\u00a0What will I do if I have to tic? I have to\u00a0be in the car for at least two hours!\u00a0Those Driver Ed cars are kind of\u00a0small. Will I have any leg room?<\/p>\n

When I have to drive in the car, and I have\u00a0to straighten my legs, what will I do? Floor it?\u00a0What about when I need to\u00a0squat? Take my feet off the pedals?\u00a0When I need to blink real hard? Not look\u00a0at the road?\u00a0When I have to scrunch up my arms? To clap? To rub my wrists\u00a0together? Will I just take my hands off the wheel?<\/p>\n

I don’t know if I will ever get my license, but I’m going to try my hardest.\u00a0I’ll push through it. I’m determined to drive one day even though I have Tourette’s. There are tons of things in life and many situations in which you may be told you cannot do something. I’m here to tell you to do it anyways.<\/p>\n

I am a dancer — while on stage, I am distracted and I barely tic. I am a singer — while singing, I distract myself easily and do not tic. I play guitar — I can almost get through a whole song without doing one of my hand tics. I act — I can disguise my tics on stage. I write — I don’t let anyone stop me from doing the things I love.<\/p>\n

I have moderate-severe Tourette Syndrome, and I can still do these things. If you try really hard, you can do whatever you want. People with Tourette’s are just like anyone else.\u00a0Stick up for yourself to the bullies and move on. You can accomplish anything if you try. It may be hard, but life is hard.<\/p>\n

I have Tourettes’, but Tourette’s doesn’t have me.<\/p>\n

Also follow Emma on her own blog, Life’s A Twitch<\/a><\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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