The most recent webinar offered by the New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome & Associated Disorders (NJCTS) focused on academic accommodations, and another webinar tomorrow, August 22 will do the same. However, as children age and go through the educational process, accommodations… Continue Reading
I called a camp for summer. I was thinking about enrolling Stink and Pip in musical theatre. I mentioned that Stink has Tourette Syndrome. Their response was that it’s fine — if he comes with an aid. “An aid? He doesn’t… Continue Reading
TracyL talked about the following with first- and second-year graduate students at Rutgers University’s Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology as part of the New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome’s first annual Tourette Syndrome Awareness Week. I have an… 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
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
This is part 2 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. When we got a referral to a neurologist, Dr. C.,… Continue Reading
This is part 1 of a 4-part series from a California mom detailing her struggle to get the right care for her Tourette Syndrome son. Hello, I am the mother of a 14-year-old son, Spencer, who has Tourette Syndrome. Unfortunately,… Continue Reading
I had a dream the other night that I was in court suing my son’s school district. I had won the action, but my lawyer had forgotten to tell me. When I realized that I had won, I couldn’t believe… Continue Reading