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
I have an 11-year-old son named Tommy. In Tommy’s 1st-grade year, he started to develop tics. We, his mother and I, did not really recognize what they were. We made what I now know to be the common mistakes parents make.… Continue Reading
We’ve had a rocky start to the homeschooling process. Corey was down with the sickness for a couple of days, then it took me out completely (thanks Methotrexate, lovely medication right there! NOT!!!). Now, I’m looking at this, all compared… Continue Reading
I don’t claim to have life as a mother figured out, especially having a child with neurological challenges. I am guessing other mothers have more patience than I do, but I am certainly not giving in or being too tired… Continue Reading
I’m determined to make 2013 a better year for Jacob. I’m diving back into research and I’m going to find him an entire toolbox full of things to make school easier for him. Time to move past the talk and… Continue Reading
I see the same story over and over again: a child who is young — like my boy (5), with a similar high-functioning diagnosis — refused for school services because his disability doesn’t yet affect him “academically” even though it clearly affects the child socially… Continue Reading
It’s a few days after Halloween, so I’m probably a few days off from when I should be discussing witches, but I have to pose this question: At some point in history did some ancient Touretter upset a local witch… Continue Reading
While I am totally aware that my skill set might not actually qualify for any real police work, I think it should at the very least give me some sort of in if I ever decide to enter that line of… Continue Reading
Seated at the center of a half-circle desk, I try to adjust my posture to fit. This is impossible — I am sitting in a chair made to accommodate a 5-year-old. I am 5-foot-8, and my knees form a peak… Continue Reading
Last month, my 10 1/2-year-old son — who has Tourette Syndrome and ADHD — was diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome. I felt he had a lot of tendencies, so I made a visit to a developemental neurologist. Sure enough, I was… Continue Reading