Teen years are tough
Being a teenager is hard enough, factor in the early 80s and not much info on the subject of Tourette — and the snarky way the media has depicted TS — and growing up was a huge recipe for disaster.… Continue Reading
Being a teenager is hard enough, factor in the early 80s and not much info on the subject of Tourette — and the snarky way the media has depicted TS — and growing up was a huge recipe for disaster.… Continue Reading
This is how I feel about Tourette Syndrome awareness! This photo comes from the Bully Movie page on Facebook. And be sure to visit my Tourette Syndrome ~ Awareness Movement page on Facebook!
The boy came home from school last week with a note saying he was punched in the face. :( Aside from talking with the school to ask when/where it happened, it is clear that we really need to talk to… Continue Reading
We have two wonderful daughters, both of whom have Tourette Syndrome (ages 13 and 9). After several years of homeschooling both, our younger daughter, Paige, decided that she wanted to go to the local public school. Besides all the thoughts… Continue Reading
I hope the essay that follows about my experience dealing with Tourette Syndrome serves to help the individuals suffering from the disorder and their parents. I’ve made the essay as detailed as possible while at the same time not making… Continue Reading
Emily has trouble with her husband Gareth. Although she is both intelligent and beautiful, she lives with an embarrassing medical condition: Emily has Tourette Syndrome. Thinking that Gareth therefore has all the power in their marriage, Emily allows him to… Continue Reading
A couple of months ago, I wrote here about my Facebook page called “Bullying is a Big Deal” — check it out. I wrote a book that originally went by the same title, but I had to change the name of my book because… Continue Reading
Below is what my friend posted on her Frankly, My Dear … blog today. We haven’t talked much lately, but I guess my daily Tourette Syndrome awareness posts are making an impact on my non-TS friends :) I have an online… Continue Reading
In addition to everything I’ve read on closed Facebook Tourette Syndrome groups about the stigma, bullying and mistreatment happening to people with TS — and learning about a middle school-level book that paints TS as a cursing problem — we have people posting… Continue Reading
In addition to everything I’ve read on closed Facebook Tourette Syndrome groups about the stigma, bullying and mistreatment happening to people with TS, we also had a boy reading the book “The Schwa Was Here,” by Neal Schusterman, in his middle school class.… Continue Reading