{"id":492,"date":"2012-01-26T13:13:30","date_gmt":"2012-01-26T18:13:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/njcts.org\/tsparents\/?p=492"},"modified":"2012-01-26T13:13:30","modified_gmt":"2012-01-26T18:13:30","slug":"parents-what-do-you-think-about-the-mystery-ny-tourette-syndrome-cases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/njcts.org\/tsparents\/parents-what-do-you-think-about-the-mystery-ny-tourette-syndrome-cases\/","title":{"rendered":"Parents: What do you think about the mystery NY Tourette Syndrome cases?"},"content":{"rendered":"

By now, many of you likely have heard about the case of the 12 LeRoy, N.Y., female students who developed Tourette Syndrome-like symptoms and tics in December. Various news reports<\/a><\/strong>, medical claims and reports by experts since have been all over the Internet.<\/p>\n

There are many different theories out there about what exactly contributed to the onset of these TS-like symptoms, but according to Wikipedia, the girls’\u00a0school was tested for toxins and all other factors for their symptoms were ruled out, the girls were diagnosed with a “mass psychogenic illness” resulting from stress.<\/p>\n

What we at TSParentsOnline want to know is this: What do you think of this entire case? Does it help or hurt Tourette Syndrome advocacy? If you or someone you know has TS, how does this entire case make you feel? Do you agree with the ultimate diagnosis of these girls? What is your opinion about some of the things said by the doctors and experts in this case?<\/p>\n

Many people from all over the country already have weighed in with their thoughts, which you can check out after the “continue reading” jump. We would love to hear your opinion, too, and you can let your voice be known about this very important, trending topic in one or more of several ways:<\/p>\n