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    Tourette Syndrome Awareness Month: Understanding and Embracing Neurodiversity

    June 11, 2024 - By 

    Tourette Syndrome Awareness Month occurs from May 15 to June 15, 2024. As the mother of a son with Tourette’s I find it funny that such a quirky disorder has made up a month in the middle of two months. But, with just a few days left of this awareness “month,” I wanted to share our story. Understanding Tourette Syndrome Tourette Syndrome Awareness Month is a period dedicated to increasing public knowledge and understanding of Tourette Syndrome (TS). This awareness campaign aims to shed light on the challenges faced by individuals with TS and their families, promote acceptance, and advocate for…

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    When You Suddenly Have a Special Needs Child

    January 21, 2024 - By 

    I feel like one minute I had a quirky kid, and then the next I officially had a “Special Needs Child.” Suddenly my life was doctor appointments, scheduling specialists, therapy and learning what the heck a 504 Plan was. If you’d have mentioned a 504 to me last month, I’d have thought it was a retirement plan. Doctor Appointments and Paperwork It’s been a bit of a whirlwind of doctor appointments and paperwork lately. We have a meeting at school next week to create a 504 plan for our son Keelan. It’s pretty amazing how far things have come for…

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    ADHD, OCD and Tic Disorder at 8-Years-Old

    January 11, 2024 - By 

    I feel like our life changed over the holidays, when my 8-year-old son started to squeak right before Christmas break and continue through the Christmas vacation. He’s currently squeaking in the other room as I write this. We’ve been trying to work through the tics and ignore them, but they’ve suddenly intensified to the point where I felt we needed to stop pretending it wasn’t happening and fully address the issue with his doctor. A tic is a sudden, uncontrolled, and repetitive movement or sound that a person cannot control. They can be either motor (movement) or vocal (sounds). They…