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This is the essay I submitted to the New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome & Associated Disorders (NJCTS<\/strong><\/a>) for their 2014 Children\u2019s Scholarship Award contest. I hope you enjoy it!<\/em><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Tourettes. We all have our own challenges. Mine has a name. It is a name that\u00a0will be with me forever. So what do I do? For me, l just move on, When I was twelve\u00a0years old I was diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome.\u00a0 I couldn’t control the tics that my\u00a0body was doing, I was having a harder time in school, and my teachers and family were\u00a0becoming less patient. I had been already been diagnosed with ADD which made\u00a0school and other work harder and while my Tourettes was not as severe as some other cases,\u00a0 it was still a struggle.<\/p>\n

Tourette Syndrome (TS) is a neurological disorder in which causes involuntary\u00a0motor and\/or vocal tics and twitches. TS has coexisting conditions such as ADD\/ADHD,\u00a0speech and motor skill deficiencies, and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Although 1\u00a0out of 100 children have Tourette Syndrome, it is a commonly misunderstood disorder\u00a0and there is no cure. When I was first diagnosed, my tics included various vocal, facial\u00a0and motor tics. Tics are like a sneeze in that you can’t stop them from happening.<\/p>\n

Having TS can feel like being a puppet on a string with someone pulling your body\u00a0 in\u00a0ways that you can’t stop. lt can be so consuming to try to do the tic or try to stop from\u00a0doing it, that you can’t think of anything else. Tics wax and wane so you never know\u00a0what each week will bring.<\/p>\n

Despite the complications and difficulties resulting from\u00a0various symptoms, the personal philosophy that I have developed has always been to\u00a0deal with “the hand I’ve been dealt” and keep moving forward.<\/p>\n

I have personal goals to\u00a0accomplish and I can’t let a few mild learning difficulties get in my way. On a positive\u00a0note, people with Tourettes often have gifts that help them excelto great heights.\u00a0Mozart, Howard Hughes, David Beckham were all exceptional individuals with\u00a0Tourettes.<\/p>\n

Seventh grade was a transitional year academically as well as personally. I was\u00a0starting Middle School, I now had new classmates wondering why I was making strange\u00a0noises and head motions. I learned very quickly that education and advocacy is key for\u00a0people with TS.<\/p>\n

Ilt is important to explain what TS is all about and that the tics are not\u00a0controllable and cannot be stopped. once my teachers and peers understood why my\u00a0hands were shaking or my eyes and mouth were stretching, it was almost as if they\u00a0didn’t notice it any longer. While classes such as English and Math were now much\u00a0harder, I was doing very well in Social Studies.<\/p>\n

I recognized that I had a strong interest\u00a0in History, Governments and Politics, l enjoyed learning facts, dates and outcomes.\u00a0By\u00a0the eighth grade, while I continued to struggle a bit academically, I started taking drum\u00a0lessons. Drumming was a significant help with relieving stress. I realized that I was\u00a0completely focused on the task of drumming and rhythm and my tics became nonexistent.\u00a0Discovering new hobbies and passions alleviated stress, reduced tics and\u00a0helped me\u00a0gain confidence in my abilities and accomplishments.<\/p>\n

Starting high school brought new opportunities and new challenges. Freshman year\u00a0turned out to be my strongest academic year in nearly a decade and made me feel\u00a0more confident to explore other activities.\u00a0 I enjoyed participating in the debate club,\u00a0which covered social issues and since a hobby of mine is classic movies l joined the\u00a0film club.<\/p>\n

While I may not always be comfortable discussing or promoting awareness of\u00a0Tourette Syndrome, I do not let my tics or accompanying conditions control me, With\u00a0symptoms that constantly change, I may face new challenges any given day; but I will\u00a0not let them get in my way of my long term goals. we all face challenges, how we\u00a0handle them or prevail over them is the real test. As the Elvis song says, l’m moving on.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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