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This is the essay I submitted to the NJ Center for Tourette Syndrome & Associated Disorders (NJCTS<\/strong><\/a>) for their 2015 Children\u2019s Scholarship Award contest. I hope you enjoy it!<\/em><\/p>\n

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Ever since I was a child, I have had small symptoms of Tourette Syndrome. I use to blink my eyes\u00a0multiple times, when I hiccuped it was extremely loud and annoying. I use to get made fun of because\u00a0of my hiccups but it didn\u2019t acquire to me or my parents that this had something to do with Tourette\u00a0Syndrome. My parents and I didn\u2019t notice my symptoms on February 2011. In February I had an attack\u00a0where I couldn\u2019t stop shaking my hands my head jerks quickly. I was rushed to the hospital where I was\u00a0tested for several diagnoses but not Tourette Syndrome. Towards the end of my visit, they then brought\u00a0a neurologist in who then proceeded to diagnosing me with T.S.<\/p>\n

Since I was diagnosed with T.S., it was very challenging to accept myself. I always doubt myself thinking\u00a0I couldn\u2019t do anything. I questioned my parents and God blaming them for what I thought was a\u00a0sickening disorder. Everyday during class I made my tics however, they were small and I made them\u00a0slightly noticeable. As the years progressed, I started to feel comfortable with myself and my parents\u00a0always told me \u201cGod will never give you something you can\u2019t handle\u201d. After hearing this quote and\u00a0eventually believing it I started to open myself more and began to tell my teachers and close friends. My\u00a0tics grew slightly bigger but I never tried to hide it. Last year, in my major class which is Child\u00a0Development, we did a research project on children with special needs. I figured this was the perfect\u00a0time to share what I know, learn and a bit about me to the majority of the class who didn\u2019t know that I\u00a0have Tourette Syndrome. Towards the end of the presentation I asked my class if they know anyone\u00a0with Tourette, only two students raised their hands. I continued with saying \u201cYou should all raise your\u00a0hand because I have Tourette Syndrome\u201d. The class was shocked but they never left my side, they\u00a0supported me through everything I did. They brought Tourette Syndrome awareness buttons for T.S.\u00a0Awareness month. All of the students in my class made me realize, that if I can share my story, I can do\u00a0anything I put my mind to.<\/p>\n

As a future educator in the child development field, I want to spread the word about Tourette\u00a0Syndrome. I don\u2019t only want my students to be aware but my coworkers as well. Telling my coworkers\u00a0and my students will spread the word to other coworkers, students family members until the whole\u00a0state, better yet, country is aware of this motivational disorder. I want my preschoolers to know that\u00a0just because people have disorders or may look different doesn\u2019t mean they are different. I want them\u00a0to learn about bullying and how it shouldn\u2019t be practiced at all. As a future educator, I want my\u00a0preschoolers to see the positive of everyone with a disorder and\/or disability. People with disorders or\u00a0disabilities are just as smart, caring, loving and friendly as people without disorders or disabilities. Yes, I\u00a0have had some challenges and I am still going through them. But I also remember, just because I have\u00a0Tourette Syndrome doesn\u2019t make things impossible for me, just a little difficult.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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