Not worrying about friends judging my tics
So I know my past couple of posts have been on the more negative side, talking about how my tics have been bad so far this semester and how I’m fed up with it. So I decided it’s time for… Continue Reading
So I know my past couple of posts have been on the more negative side, talking about how my tics have been bad so far this semester and how I’m fed up with it. So I decided it’s time for… Continue Reading
Hello! My name is Marissa Hacker and I am the National Child Awareness Month (NCAM) New Jersey Youth Ambassador and also the founder of a nonprofit organization called Fantastic Friends. This year for my Ambassadorship project, I am on a… Continue Reading
I work in a nursery and also a summer camp, so I spend a lot of time with children under the age of 8 and many under the age of 4. Naturally, the question of tics comes up. Aside from… Continue Reading
Like the title says, these are 10 reasons why I love having Tourette Syndrome! Of course, there are times when I get frustrated with my tics and wish I could just stop the things that I say and do. I… Continue Reading
A lot of people either haven’t, or have only heard stereotyped references to it like “the swearing disorder.” Tourette Syndrome (TS) is actually a neurological disorder that is characterized by tics, which are uncontrollable movements or vocalizations. TS is often… Continue Reading
Not only did the NJCTS scholarship impact my life, but in addition it showed my community how my Tourette Syndrome cannot stop me from reaching my goals. I think that because I have to work harder to overcome obstacles, the… Continue Reading
My neurologist and I decided to up my dose of Clonidine because even though it was helping me sleep, it wasn’t having any effects on my tics during the day. So yesterday and today I took half of an extra… Continue Reading
My tics have been really bad for the past week or so. The stress of the start of the semester, being in all new classes with all new people and having to explain my Tourette’s to them all makes my… Continue Reading
PLEASE NOTE: Teens4TS, the NJ Center for Tourette Syndrome & Associated Disorders (NJCTS), and its directors and employees assume no responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, objectivity or usefulness of the information that follows in this blog post. None of the… Continue Reading
Today is one of those days where I worry and feel like others view me as simply a collection of my symptoms or “that girl in our class who has Tourette’s.” Sometimes I feel proud to have Tourette’s because it… Continue Reading