Our 13-year-old son, Dylan, was diagnosed at 5 years old with Tourette Syndrome. He has been advocating for himself since the 3rd grade, giving mini-lessons to his class. The other day at his middle school in South Brunswick, N.J, there… Continue Reading
The following blog was written by Tourette Syndrome Foundation of Canada in-service presenter/trainer Laura Locke. What are some ways school staff can help remove the road blocks to learning for a student with coprolalia? One of our in-service providers was… Continue Reading
Conditional Corner is a series that runs Fridays on TSParentsOnline. All stories, including this one by Robaire Beckwith, were originally published at Conditional Publications. Knowing what growing up with Tourette Syndrome was like, and remembering the difficulties with understanding the… Continue Reading
Yesterday was pretty miserable for me, from the time I got up until the time I got home. I ran late, I dropped my entire bag and messed up my binder, and I felt like a complete fail in the… Continue Reading
We have two wonderful daughters, both of whom have Tourette Syndrome (ages 13 and 9). After several years of homeschooling both, our younger daughter, Paige, decided that she wanted to go to the local public school. Besides all the thoughts… Continue Reading
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following story first appeared on the websites of the New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome & Associated Disorders (NJCTS) and the New Brunswick Patch. When it comes to Tourette Syndrome, pediatricians often state that families bypass them and… Continue Reading
I wrote about my wonderful daughter last month just after she spoke at her former elementary school about Tourette Syndrome. Well, the New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome & Associated Disorders (NJCTS) has written something about her, too, and I’d… Continue Reading
Yesterday, Tourette Syndrome Youth Ambassador Sarah Ethridge talked about TS in front of more than 250 students and teachers at Warren Middle School. This presentation came on the heels of a September 24 presentation to 55 teachers at Lafayette Elementary… Continue Reading
I’m not a blogger. I’m not a writer. I’m not a poster on social media. I’m just a mom…a proud mom of a child with Tourette Syndrome. And last Monday, my 15-year old daughter gave a presentation on TS to 55 faculty members at her former… Continue Reading
In my last post, I talked about how my son, Stink, had a big speech in school about Tourette Syndrome. The speech went really well. With the dry-erase board in the picture above reading “Tics and Tourette,” the speech went… Continue Reading