I realize that despite the challenges ahead of me, I can do this. As I’ve gotten older, the tics haven’t gone away, but I deal with them the best I can. I was scared about the outcome, so I always kept the name hidden. One thing I have always had trouble with is telling my peers about my Tourette–even some of my closest friends. All the noises I made and all those uncontrollable movements, were given a name. I’ve had tics my whole life, but at 10 years old, I was finally given an answer to what I had. I have Tourette syndrome and have lived with the diagnosis of TS for 5 years.
