It is what makes us family
This whole month has been a crisis. Just when you think it is over, you think you have it all figured out, you don’t; or at least I don’t. I have gone about three years without taking medication. But all… Continue Reading
Month: October 2014
If you can dream it, you can do it!
Hi everyone! Here is an article on an interview I did earlier this month. Hope you enjoy it and get the message! :) Once you meet Laura, you will always remember her. She is an amazing teacher not only because… Continue Reading
Youth Ambassador applications are now available for 2015!
TSA seeks at least one teen and parent/guardian team from each TSA chapter (or at least one team per state not served by a TSA chapter) to attend the upcoming YA Training. The Training for teens and their parent/adult guardian… Continue Reading
New Jersey sub shop to host Tourette Syndrome fundraiser on November 5!
Youth Advocate Tommy Licato has done a lot of awareness work on behalf of the Tourette Syndrome community for years now — and he’s still in high school. Tommy’s incredible efforts on behalf of the New Jersey Center for Tourette… Continue Reading
An awkward public encounter
This week is a strange one. I’ve never had a stranger out in public comment about my Tourette’s in my life and then suddenly it happens twice in one week. Craziness. I was getting food and did a facial tic… Continue Reading
Teens and specialists deliver critical Tourette Syndrome training in New Jersey
Physicians spend a lot of time in training, but when it comes to understanding the challenges of Tourette Syndrome, there’s a “gap”, according to Tolga Taneli, M.D. The psychiatrist specializes in the neurological disorder characterized by involuntary sounds or movements… Continue Reading
NJCTS Youth Advocate Tommy Licato honored by Magic 98.3 FM
The New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome (NJCTS) is proud to congratulate Tommy Licato, recognized by WMGQ 98.3 as a “Kid who Makes Magic.” The radio station honors local youth who are making a difference in their community. Licato, of… Continue Reading