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You Are Not Alone: Two mothers’ perspectives on the TS community

Posted on April 21, 2021 by NJCTS staff

Thank you to Charlotte Regen and Carolyn Baldwin for sharing their stories and their insight into raising children with TS and finding a supportive community with NJCTS. NJCTS is committed to supporting individuals and families affected by Tourette Syndrome (TS)… Continue Reading →

Parents camp, Family, School, special needs, Tics, tourette syndrome, tourettes, ts
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Tourette Syndrome Awareness Month: TS is Not a Punchline

Posted on May 17, 2019 by erynt

It’s Tourette Syndrome awareness month, and I’d like for you to share my family’s film about our TS journey. Let me tell you why. I am not a YouTube expert. But, as a media and communication scholar, I do know… Continue Reading →

Guest Bloggers, Parents, Uncategorized Advocacy, Awareness, Education, Family, NJCTS, Support, tourette, tourette awareness, ts
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Our Journey

Posted on December 12, 2016 by EmilyG

Recently an old friend from college reached out to me after seeing my first NJCTS blog post. We hadn’t spoken in well over 10 years and we were both surprised by this new common bond we had. Her oldest daughter… Continue Reading →

Parents Anxiety, Diagnosis, Diet, Doctors, Exposure Therapy, Family, Friends, Medication, OCD, Parenting, School, Tics
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Who will you be in the face of your child’s differences?

Posted on November 16, 2016 by EmilyG

During my yoga practice this weekend, my teacher Jess shared something that got me thinking.  She said that at the end of her pregnancy with her twins, she was up 80 pounds and feeling out of sorts with her body. … Continue Reading →

Parents Diagnosis, Emotions, Family, Parenting
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Going to battle alone

Posted on April 7, 2016 by CandyR

Hello, my name is Candy. I am the mother of three kids and my oldest son, 23 years old, has ADD. My daughter, 16 years old, is doing great in school. And my youngest is 9 1/2 and he has ADHD and… Continue Reading →

Parents Acceptance, ADHD, Diagnosis, Family, Parenting, Support
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Why Your Child with Tourettes Will Be Set for Success

Posted on January 22, 2016 by Brittany Fichter

Last year, while I was pregnant, I wrote about some of the thoughts that ran through my head, particularly about the possibility of genetically passing my Tourettes down to my baby. Apparently, I’m not the only one. I’ve had multiple… Continue Reading →

Parents Brittany Fichter Writes, Children, Emotions, Family, Parenting, Parents, Stigma, Support, Tics
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Tip #3 to Reduce Tics: Limit Artificial Flavors

Posted on January 15, 2016 by Caleb Davidson

Greetings from TicVille: Yes, despite my big hopes that Taurine was the magic elixir that was going to eliminate all tics, twitches and noise, they are back. Turns out… crazy as this is going to sound…. that MY KID HAS… Continue Reading →

Parents Books, Childhood, Family, Food Dye, Joy, Laughter, Nutrition, Tics, Work
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Tip #1 to Limit Tics: Reduce Electronics

Posted on December 14, 2015 by Caleb Davidson

In this article, I wrote a list of 20 things I’m doing to manage tics. I broke the list down into simple changes/habits vs. more technical. Because it’s Christmas and I have so much to do that pretty sure I’ll… Continue Reading →

Parents ADD, Behavior, Diet, Family, Happily Ticked Off, Social Skills, Tics, Video Games
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I Don’t Know

Posted on December 13, 2015 by KimberlyR

As parents how many times a day do we hear, “I don’t know”? “I don’t know why I don’t write down my assignments.” “I don’t know why I didn’t turn in my assignment.” “I don’t know where I put my… Continue Reading →

Parents ADD, ADHD, Emotions, Family, Parenting, Questions, Stress
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Young Magician Wants to Make Tourette Syndrome Disappear For All

Posted on November 5, 2015 by NJCTS Admin

Drive through Teaneck and you might catch “The Great Marsini” at work. The entrepreneurial 10-year-old makes sure his lemonade or hot cocoa stand (depending on the season) stands above the rest. “I do magic tricks,” said Ben Mars. “One time… Continue Reading →

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