Over the next several months, the New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome & Associated Disorders (NJCTS) will host four brand-new presentations as part of its acclaimed Wednesday Webinar series, which was launched in 2008 and today draws an audience from… Continue Reading
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TS is a complex disorder that can cross over with others! I have two out of 3 boys with Tourette. My oldest is 15 years old and started with tics at 3. He was misdiagnosed by the children’s hospital in… 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
I have been struggling with my son’s integrity for some time, but as a 15-year-old he has increasingly become more oppositional. It is as if when I tell him not to do something, he will do it because I put… Continue Reading
In my last post, I talked about my son’s big UCLA Tourette Syndrome follow-up appointment. The doctor took a lot of time with both of us, and the overall consensus was that, yes, Stink has some attention issues. Stink tics mildly… Continue Reading
My family and I have been experiencing some extra stress over the past few months. As many people know, life can get more and/or less complicated at any given moment — especially in families with Tourette Syndrome. My updated story… Continue Reading
This is part 3 of a 4-part series from a California mom detailing her struggle to get the right care for her Tourette Syndrome son. You can read part 1 here and part 2 here. The school district my son is in,… Continue Reading
Why is everything a fight with her? This was our daily, sometimes hourly, lament with Bean. She would fight having her teeth brushed, fight getting her face washed, fight getting in the car seat, fight getting strapped into the stroller.… Continue Reading