Tourette is NOT just tics.

Tourette is NOT just tics.

Tourette is NOT just tics.

Tourette is NOT just tics.

It is meltdowns and rages and missed days at work and stressed out parents and obsessions and frustrations and easily changed moods and sensory issues with socks and food and sound that make you want to scream and anxiety and social awkwardness and scary intrusive thoughts and crying moms and frustrated dads and extended families who DO NOT GET IT and it’s NOT Autism even though it looks like it and it’s not BiPolar even though it can seem like it and it’s long nights and longer days.

But…

It’s also beautifully minded and gifted children and adults who love with every fiber of their being and who are compassionate and empathetic and kind once those around them begin to understand the complexities of what is still a very, very misunderstood disorder.

Even by some Neurologists. And Psychiatrists. And Psychologists. And Pediatricians. And GPs.

There’s hope on the other side of awareness. Calm on the side of acceptance.

And sometimes, if things go well, there’s even cookies.