Tag Archive: tourette syndrome

Six Word Memoirs Disability Style- The Complete List

I think they are so great. This list includes entrants from my FACEBOOK fan page. The list is LONG and will take more than 5 minutes to read, so I’m posting the first twenty here and then will post the ENTIRE list on my website. Thank you so much for your participation in this contest…

Six Word Memoir Contest – Disability Style WINNERS!

As the saying goes-EVERYONE is a winner, but in this contest it is the truth. Every single entry gave me goosebumps and/ or tears. So I decided that the first ten on the list will get a signed book and the remaining four will get $15 dollar gift certificates. The remaining entrants (yes, all winners)…

Tourettes Haiku

Itch on my right arm Now I must scratch the left arm Has to be even Must finish this test Girl behind me popping gum Cannot concentrate Eyebrows up and down Wiggling ears and rolling eyes Gives me a headache This Haiku was written by my daughter, Madeline. She is ten and has Tourettes, ADHD,…

Destigmatizing Tourette Syndrome

What do you think of when you hear the word “Tourettes”? A person barking, shouting, or swearing? This is what most people think (thanks to the media) when in actuality less than 15% of people with Tourette Syndrome (TS) have coprolalia which is defined as involuntary swearing or the involuntary utterance of obscene words or…

Not my child

My oldest daughter was diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome two years ago at the age of eight. Her first tic, sniffing, began when she was six but at the time we had no idea it was a tic. We assumed she had a cold or allergies. Her constant sniffing was annoying at times so we were…