Month: October 2013
Changing lives with “The Space Between You And Me”
The Space Between You And Me is a powerful art installation that moves people who experience it. It’s a captivating exhibit, managing to express what it’s like to have Tourette Syndrome through footage of interviews with youth with TS and… Continue Reading
Running the marathon
If there’s one thing I’ve discovered about my kid is that he can be a bit of a manipulator it’s important to stop and really talk to him. This means when he is complaining about school, or crying about some… Continue Reading
WEDNESDAY WEBINARS: “Cyber Safety” on October 16 & “TS Clinic” on October 30
Children and adolescents growing up today live in a cyber world consisting of instant everything, easy communication, handheld technology, widespread accessibility and often little adult oversight. This cyber world is also a risky place filled with bullying, harassment, intimidation, masking… Continue Reading
Exciting online clinical trial program for OCD
What is the OCD STOP! program? The Swinburne University of Technology Psychology Clinic in Australia has been successfully using OCD-specific Cognititive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT) for face-to-face treatment for some time. Researchers and clinicians at Swinburne have developed an online version of… Continue Reading
WANTED: Teens for new TS clinical research trial
Dr. Roger Kurlan of the Atlantic Neuroscience Institute at Overlook Medical Center in Summit, N.J., is currently recruiting for a clinical research trial for a potential new medication for Tourette Syndrome. Participants must be between the ages of 12 and… Continue Reading
Stand up against bullies this month
October is National Bullying Prevention Month! Stand up and don’t accept bullying as just part of growing up. Teasing is part of life but when it crosses the line someone needs to stand up and say enough is enough. Will… Continue Reading
Tourette research helps families, but we need more of it!
Awareness. Acceptance. Action. Advocacy. All needed when it comes to informing people about Tourette Syndrome at the national, regional, state and local level. Our Facebook page (give us a “like”! ) is dedicated toward these very things, especially when it… Continue Reading
If you live in Pennsylvania or New Jersey, check out these awareness events!
Follow the Tourette Five-A-Day Challenge
Have you heard of this awareness challenge going on in England right now? Four mothers of children and adults with Tourette Syndrome are taking to the road this October to raise awareness about Tourette in every city in England. You… Continue Reading