Abusive ignorance
My daughter has been a source of inspiration to both my husband and I, although I can’t say the same for her 13-year-old brother. At the ripe old age of 5 years old, we knew she was suffering from some… Continue Reading
My daughter has been a source of inspiration to both my husband and I, although I can’t say the same for her 13-year-old brother. At the ripe old age of 5 years old, we knew she was suffering from some… Continue Reading
The following is part 2 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. Read part 1… 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
As the mother of a special needs child, I find the story about an 8-year-old special needs child being handcuffed and thrown in jail for throwing a tantrum very unacceptable. The child needed psychiatric intervention in the case where a… 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
The following is the finale in a three-part series first published on the blog of the Tourette Syndrome Foundation of Canada. Read the first part here and the second part here. Rage episodes are anger outbursts that are out of… Continue Reading
Hi everyone, I wanted to post a couple of links that I found online and also put on my Tic Tic Boom page on Facebook. I think you’ll find them very useful. Enjoy! Praising Children for Their Personal Qualities May… Continue Reading
Being a teenager is hard enough, factor in the early 80s and not much info on the subject of Tourette — and the snarky way the media has depicted TS — and growing up was a huge recipe for disaster.… Continue Reading
I am not only a mom of a young woman who has Tourette Syndrome, but I also have had TS for 35 years myself. I have to say, “Wow have we come a long way.!” I’m going to start from… Continue Reading
Hello! We are new to this blog and to the Tourette Syndrome diagnosis, and my son Corey — who designed the above picture! — is having a bit of a hard time with it. Some days, like today when he… Continue Reading