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I had the pleasure of being the guest speaker for Cold Lake’s (IFFA) India Film Festival of Alberta 2018 showing of the movie Hichki, which is an a...
By Melissa C. Water Considering that Tourette Syndrome is recognized as a disability, we may tend to think too much about the condition as a lim...
Indication of individual moral code? By Melissa C. Water Some words stand out among others, especially when they come from those affected by th...
By Melissa C. Water History repeats itself isn’t just a phrase. When looking into my past some events reoccur into the distance like flat rocks b...
Our Volunteers work very hard, in conjunction with the Rotary Club of Edmonton Sunrise, throughout the year to raise money and be able to provide s...
Two words we all say fairly often.For example, we hear: “Here is the coffee you ordered” and we might respond by saying “Thank you”. It is ...
There are lots of famous people with Tourette Syndrome, and there are definitely lots of lists of famous people with TS. If you haven’t seen one o...
In the year 2011, Tourette Canada released a set of videos about real people Tourette Syndrome with the help our award-winning advertising partner,...
We often talk about how movies and TV portray Tourette inaccurately. Usually this is because actors and directors do very little research beforehan...
1. Only 10% of the people with TS have no other associated disorders. This is called pure-TS or TS-only. 2. Though rare, some people with TS hav...
Oliver Sacks was many things. He was an author, a doctor, a teacher, a role model. Today, as we look back on his remarkable career, we reflect ...
I have a dream to create a group meet-up for adults with Tourette in Montreal. I was once just a small town girl with Tourette and knew of no one ...
Today, we’re counting down our top ten favourite things about the upcoming Tourette Syndrome National Conference. 10. Join parent-child session:...
If you haven’t heard of Graham Kent, you should check him out on CBC Toronto: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/toronto-man-with-tourette-s-say...
Public spaces can be scary, stressful or even hostile for people with Tourette. The staring, the questioning glances; the whispers, the judging loo...
What are your favourite Tourette movies? Here are some of ours: 1. The Road Within https://youtu.be/-MYzi2TPRcM 2. Fr...
Check out our new factsheets! Click to download each one: 1. ADHD Fact Sheet: https://tourette.ca/uploads/File/ResourceLibraryDocum...
This Tourette blog post is a little different. It begins with a quote from William Shakespeare’s famous play, Romeo & Juliet: “What’s in a n...
How much do you know about Tourette Syndrome? Test your TS knowledge by answering the questions below. Answers are found at the bottom of...
Can you believe that the Tourette Blog has 188 blog posts? We’ve rounded up some of our favourites below in case you’ve missed any or would like...
Can marijuana be used to treat Tourette Syndrome? This question is asked more often than you might think. It may come from a parent whose teen clai...
In this blog series, Zachary Benayon, Tourette Ambassador for Tourette Canada shares his experience with social opportunities in Post-Secondary Edu...
Last week's episode of the CBC radio program "Wiretap" featured a man with Tourette Syndrome describing his experiences with online dating. So m...
Neurological Health Charities Canada or NHCC, of which the Tourette Syndrome Foundation of Canada is a founding member, has just released a very im...
You’ve probably noticed that there are almost as many names for Tourette Syndrome as there are tics (well, maybe not quite that many). These includ...
TED is a nonprofit devoted to sharing "ideas worth spreading" on a variety of topics through short, inspiring, live talks. The TEDx Program shares ...
In this new blog series, we honour the men and women who helped the Tourette Syndrome Foundation of Canada rise from its humble roots and explore t...
The recent study "Histidine Decarboxylase Deficiency Causes Tourette Syndrome: Parallel Findings in Humans and Mice" (Barlan et al., 2014) examined...
What Makes Us Tic is a feature-length documentary that aims to increase awareness and understanding of Tourette Syndrome. Through a variety of medi...
Say hello to Pariah. They're a young, ambitious Canadian rock band, and two of their members happen to have TS. A five-piece ensemble, Pariah hails...
2013 was a big year for the TS community both in Canada and internationally. Here's the TSFC’s list of the biggest TS moments of 2013. Do they matc...
When I first heard of it, all that I knew about it was that I might have it! Tourette Syndrome. What the tic was that, I thought. My mom told me th...
The genetic architecture of TS is largely unknown. Geneticists agree that TS is indeed a hereditary or genetic condition, meaning it is passed down...
The Space Between You And Me is a powerful art installation that moves people who experience it. It’s a captivating exhibit, managing to express w...
Recently, a number of films have emerged that depict Tourette Syndrome faithfully and expressively, such as Different is the New Normal and the sho...
What if you could learn about what it's like to have Tourette Syndrome while enjoying a video game experience? Well now you can! Introducing Touret...
Surrender Your Say: Unique TS Awareness-raising Project In June 2013, Saatchi & Saatchi and the TSFC joined forces again to raise awareness ab...
It's true. This brilliant TS awareness campaign is exploding across Canada and beyond, and thousands of people, including Rick Mercer and Howie Man...
Imagine if the people around you, your friends, family, fellow students, co-workers, even the people you pass on the street, could know what it fee...
Part of the TSFC’s mission is to help individuals affected by TS through programs of self-help. That is why this week, the Tourette Blog will focus...
Part of the TSFC’s mission is to help individuals affected by TS through programs of self-help. That is why this week, the Tourette Blog will focu...
On Fire is a young adult novel that has a solid storyline and interesting characters, along with an accurate and well thought out portrayal of some...
TSFC member Dianne Linden is the author of a new YA-adult crossover novel, On Fire. The character Matti Iverly, one of the narrators in the book, i...
Dear Trekkers, Thank you all so much for your passion, enthusiasm and leadership! What an amazing day... again! We all know that raising money is i...
The idiom “the home stretch” is an apt one for today. This morning, I looked it up on the internet to see exactly how it's defined by online dictio...
Three years ago, my nine-year-old son was continuously popping his shoulder out of place. No matter how many times I pleaded with him, disciplined ...
Hamilton Halton Niagara Chapter spent the weekend at the Pen Centre promoting awareness and answering questions about our chapter, the Trek & t...
Shari is the mother of two children including Evan, an eight-year-old boy who has TS and loves to play hockey. Shari lives in Winnipeg, Manitoba an...
One thing we've learned over the years is that the Trek isn't just a critical fundraiser. It does so many things for people, from giving kids the o...
his blog article was originally posted on New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome's TS Parents Online Blog and is republished here with kind permis...
This blog article was originally posted on New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome's TS Parents Online Blog and is republished here with kind permi...
Recently, Douglas Coll, one of our National Directors, was invited to be the keynote speaker at the annual gala dinner for the Infundo Ephakemeyo S...
In 1965, a psychiatrist named Arthur Shapiro (pictured left) received a referral from a local neurologist. The referred patient was a young woman w...
How much do you know about the man for whom Tourette Syndrome is named? Most people don’t realize that Gilles was not his first name; it was actual...
Much of the TS community has heard about James Durbin, the handsome young rocker who electrified TV viewers across North America with his performan...
Never giving up sounds a lot easier than it is, but for singer-songwriter David Rades, it is the only way to live… When he was 9 years old, doctors...
My name is Austin Dilworth and I am 9 years old. I was diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome in March 2012. This year, I had an opportunity to participa...
We're thrilled that a talented dancer with TS has made it through the audition round on the dance reality show So You Think You Can Dance! Take...
"Everyone has the right to be respected and the responsibility to respect others." It’s hard enough going back to school – new teachers, new classe...
Tourette Blog Major Updates to 'Kids Korner' on TSFC Website Date August 15, 2011 Categories Resources Back Sometimes it's a chal...
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