Dr. Steven Tobias, Psy.D, the director of the Center for Child and Family Development in Morristown, N.J., discussed how mothers and fathers need to parent in a deliberate and systematic manner, rather than by emotion, in a New Jersey Center… Continue Reading
Easter and Passover are here. Didn’t we just have Christmas? How is this possible? As it is for us every Spring, Stink’s tics are up. Part of it has to do with the pollen. Part of it has to do… Continue Reading
Over the past few days, we’ve noticed quite a few excellent links relating to Tourette Syndrome during our travels on the Internet. We thought we’d share them with you to aid you in your quest of helping a friend or… Continue Reading
Some children, because of temperament or disability, do not respond to typical parenting techniques as well as others. In such situations, parents need to parent in a deliberate and systematic manner, rather than by emotion. The New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome… Continue Reading
The following is the beginning of a series of entries that, as a whole, comprise a paper titled “Tourette Syndrome: Coping With Difference” I wrote for a class I am taking at the University of Texas-San Antonio. “It has been… Continue Reading
Dr. Ticcy is a pseudonym for the Tourette Syndrome Foundation of Canada National Office, which draws on information from experts across Canada and beyond to answer questions from the TS community. Please send your questions to tsfc@tourette.ca with the salutation… 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
This is the continuation from my post yesterday. Read that one first, if you haven’t yet! :) My son had complex tics when he was diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome, but those tics subsided once life stresses were reduced and we… Continue Reading
One of my resolutions this year is to write more, both at this blog to support other moms and for my career. With that in mind, I reached out to my local papers with a pitch I had. They both… Continue Reading
It’s been busy but productive as we slowly but surely put our house in order after our post-Christmas madness. There’s something deliciously satisfying about puttering and organizing when there’s not a ton of pressing “must do’s” crowding the task. Instead of… Continue Reading