EDITOR’S NOTE: This blog post originally appeared on www.psychguides.com. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, or OCD, is an anxiety disorder that generally causes extreme discomfort. Sufferers are often riddled with persistent and recurrent impulses, thoughts and images that are unwanted. According to the National… Continue Reading
A few weeks ago, Senator Stephen Sweeney visited the New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome & Associated Disorders (NJCTS) to meet a few of the kids and families who benefit from the organization’s resources and tireless efforts. His visit was… Continue Reading
THIS WEEK’S WEBINAR 10 Ways to Make a Great School Year August 13, 2014 Presented by Dr. Michael Osit Along with an extremely early Labor Day comes a rapidly approaching return to school for your children. Some of you might be… Continue Reading
EDITOR’S NOTE: Every Tuesday, noted Tourette Syndrome advocate Troye Evers shares his “52 Weeks of TS” blog journal with the TSParentsOnline community. In cased you missed the first 12 weeks, you can read them here. For more information about Troye, please… Continue Reading
EDITOR’S NOTE: On Tuesdays over the next year, noted Tourette Syndrome advocate Troye Evers will share his “52 Weeks of TS” blog journal with the TSParentsOnline community. In cased you missed the first 7 weeks, you can read them here. For… Continue Reading
THIS WEEK’S WEBINAR Treating OCD in Young Children May 21, 2014 Presented by Joelle McGovern, Ph.D. – University of Pennsylvania Treatment of very young children with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) requires much work within the family context, including direct treatment with… Continue Reading
My daughter spent close to a month in the psychiatric unit at the IWK as to better diagnose her anxiety. After seven long years dealing with this debilitating aversion, the doctors there prescribed her the medicine that changed her life… Continue Reading
Today is not a terrible day, but one of neutrality. I’m not feeling great nor am I feeling bad. It feels like my body is going through all my day to day tasks, but my brain is on autopilot. My daughter… Continue Reading
For parents of children with exceptionalities like Tourette Syndrome, OCD, ADHD and mood disorders, classroom strategies are a very popular topic. Parents are eager to understand how their child’s education team can help remove roadblocks to learning, but it is… Continue Reading
So I was asked by Corey’s teacher this morning what tics I see in him because she’s “dealt with” kids with Tourette’s and doesn’t see it. I said it’s probably because of his meds and the fact that he’s waning… Continue Reading