A couple years ago, I began researching bonding, attachment and oxytocin. Oxytocin is a powerful hormone that is necessary for bonding and attachment. It is often called the “love” molecule. My son with tactile sensory sensitivity as well as TS… Continue Reading
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
Part of the Tourette Syndrome Foundation of Canada’s mission is to help individuals affected by TS through programs of self-help. That is why our posts this week will focus on self-understanding, self-knowledge and self-awareness. Today’s post is from Laura and… Continue Reading
Living with a disability is challenging, especially one as misunderstood and publicly visible as Tourette Syndrome. “Welcome to Biscuit Land: A Year in the Life of Touretteshero” (Chicago Review Press, April 2013) by Jessica Thom, with a foreword by Stephen… Continue Reading
Conditional Corner is a series that runs Fridays on TSParentsOnline. All stories, including this one by Vrinda Pendred, were originally published at Conditional Publications. I am 35 years old. I have been diaganosed with Major Depression since I was 21.… Continue Reading
Some children, because of temperament or disability, do not respond to typical parenting techniques as well as others. In such situations, parents need to parent in a deliberate and systematic manner, rather than by emotion. The New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome… Continue Reading
The following is the finale in a three-part series first published on the blog of the Tourette Syndrome Foundation of Canada. Read the first part here and the second part here. Rage episodes are anger outbursts that are out of… Continue Reading
The following is the second in a three-part series first published on the blog of the Tourette Syndrome Foundation of Canada. Read the first part here. Some people with Tourette Syndrome+ experience rage episodes or neurological storms. While it may… Continue Reading
NOTE: The following was posted by Dr. Leslie E. Packer on the TSPlus Blog on December 15 and is being republished her with kind permission. Last week’s tragic events in Newtown, Connecticut, are all over the news. At times like… Continue Reading
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following research article was pulled from the website of the Gainesville Sun, was written by Kristine Cane and was published on October 17. A decade ago, deep-brain stimulation for Parkinson’s disease was considered a risky procedure. Today, it’s… Continue Reading