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Check out our new blog post on an unsung hero of Jennifer's Tourette journey!

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The Power of Naming: Why Saying “I Have Tourette’s” Matters — January 26, 2026 — Facing Tourette's Being the butt of the joke is no fun.  People like being laughed with, not at. Even comedians, putting on an act, want to be in control of the joke, and not actually be mocked.  That’s wha...

Check out the new blog post— "The Power of Naming: Why Saying 'I Have Tourette's' Matters"

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Home - Tourette Association of America Register for Advocacy Day! Join us on March 4, 2026, in Washington, D.C., for Tourette National Advocacy Day, where we’ll meet with legislators to champion critical funding for TS research and educati...

Tourette's National Advocacy Day is coming up! You can still get early bird pricing for the next few days. Check out the TAA website (Tourette.org) for more information and to see the other projects and initiatives TAA has going on. #facingtourettes
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4 Decades, Wrong Diagnoses and Finally an Answer — January 13th, 2026 — Facing Tourette's I normally get two responses when I say I was searching for an answer for my TS for four decades before I got one. Some people express surprise at this, but others are all too familiar with it. Many p...

Check out our new blog post on getting a diagnosis after 4 years of wrong answers!

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Post by @foxfaer · 4 images 💬 55  🔁 49951  ❤️ 57553 · Growing.

Check out this lovely inspirational comment from foxfaer on Tumblr:

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What challenge are you navigating, growing around, or breaking through in 2026?

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Finding the Light — December 22nd, 2025 — Facing Tourette's The winter solstice is a dark time of the year in the northern hemisphere. This is a dark time in the history of humanity, and it’s easy to get bogged down in everything that is going wrong with the w...

Check out our blog post on "Finding the Light."
www.facingtourettes.org/blog/finding...

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Chag sameach! Check out Jennifer's upcoming TranscenDance class!
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A huge shout out to the attendees at last night's Tourette's and Chronic Tic Disorder support group! It was a wonderful conversation.
Check out our Eventbrite page for information about this month's TranscenDance event!

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In honor of my birthday and Thanksgiving, check out this blog post about what I'm grateful for this year:

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Photo by Priscilla Du Preez on Unsplas

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What are you grateful for this year?
Check back on Monday for a blog post listing everything I'm grateful for at this point in my TS journey.
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5 months ago 0 0 0 0
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Here's some Monday inspiration for those of us who are a little different 😁 Go make this week awesome in the ways only you can!

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Thank you for bringing this to our attention. Here’s the correct link:

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Did you know that stress is a major contributing factor to many disorders and illnesses, including Tourette's? Take this quiz to understand your stress level and how to reduce it for National Stress Awareness Day: www.bemindfulonline.com/test-your-st...

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Check out our new blog post— Invisible Disabilities: What You Don't See on the Stage. Photo by Rob Laughter
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5 months ago 0 1 1 0
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In honor of invisible disabilities week, we are going to be profiling famous people with invisible disabilities.
Daniel Radcliffe, most known for playing the titular character in the Harry Potter series, has a mild form of dyspraxia, a neurological condition that affects coordination.

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In honor of invisible disabilities week, we are going to be profiling famous people with invisible disabilities.
Linda Ronstadt is one of the most lauded female singers of all time, with awards spanning multiple genres. She retired from music in 2011 due to progressive supranuclear palsy.

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In honor of invisible disabilities week, we are going to be profiling famous people with invisible disabilities.
Tim Howard is a former professional soccer player who is outspoken about his experiences with Tourette’s.

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In honor of invisible disabilities week, we are going to be profiling famous people with invisible disabilities.

Woodie Guthrie (1912-1967) was an American folk singer and songwriter, well known for his political stances in his music who had Huntington’s Disease.

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In honor of invisible disabilities week, we are going to be profiling famous people with invisible disabilities, especially those with neurological disabilities.
We’re starting with Dash Mihok. Dash Mihok is an American actor, producer and director with Tourette Syndrome.

6 months ago 1 0 1 0
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Memorization Hacks for Reading Comprehension Difficulties — October 13th, 2025 — Facing Tourette's Sometimes my reading comprehension difficulties and learning differences surprise the people in my life. Part of this is because I am an actor and people assume that I would need a high level of readi...

How can someone with reading comprehension difficulties memorize for stage acting? Well, it's taken a lot of trial and error over the years, but here are my tips, inspired by an article from the Yale Center for Dyslexia and Creativity:

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This week is Dyslexia Awareness Week. Here is an article talking about many celebrities with learning disabilities, many of whom have dyslexia:

www.markerlearning.com/articles/did...

Check back on Monday to read about my experiences with learning disabilities!

6 months ago 1 0 0 0
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Today is Bullying Prevention Awareness Day in the USA. To learn more about experiences being bullied with Tourette's and important advocacy work around bullying, check out: www.jaylenschallenge.org

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October is ADHD Awareness Month. Did you know that ADHD and Tourette's frequently co-occur? You can learn more about ADHD here:
www.adhdawarenessmonth.org

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6 months ago 2 0 0 0
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Wise words from a wise woman.

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Check out the new blog post on the importance of an eye doctor in my experience getting diagnosed with Tourette's:
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Words from the American actor Dash Mihok, a leading voice on Tourette's advocacy.
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7 months ago 2 0 0 0
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New research reveals crushing burden of Tourette syndrome and related disorders Impact for Tourette's, the first survey of its kind in Australia provides comprehensive national data on the daily challenges faced by children and adults living with tic-related disorders like Touret...

September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. Suicidality and tic disorders have an unfortunate overlap. Here is an article from "The Kids Research Institute Australia" about how 1 in 10 children and 1 in 4 adults with TS have attempted suicide.

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I n honor of my stepson, Seth. Honoring those we have lost and still fighting for those we have yet to save.  Please visit the website www.overdoseday.com to learn more.

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7 Things I Wish My Loved Ones Understood About Life with Tourette’s — Facing Tourette's I’ve been living with Tourette Syndrome for over 40 years and have learned a lot in the last year since my late-diagnosis. I now have language to share my nuanced experiences with the world. Since wha...

Check out my new blog post on “7 Things I Wish My Loved Ones Understood About Life with Tourette’s”!

www.facingtourettes.org/blog/7-thing...

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