Hi Twitchy,

This coming summer will be my 4th year as a TS camp counselor. I love the camp so much that I'll be skipping my college graduation so I can go to the camp (they're at the same time). I have never been a camper at a TS camp, only a counselor.

TS camp isn't for everyone. However, many have a blast at TS camp. Many kids look forward to it all year long. It's a place where they're accepted and they have friends to hang out with. Many keep in contact with other campers throughout the year. I'm not a kid, but I personally look forward to camp all year long. The camp I attend is a camp where the kids can just be themselves. We don't do any therapy, coping stuff, group sessions, etc. It's just like any other summer camp except all the kids have tics.

Some with tics catch tics, but they are not usually lasting tics. My first two years at camp I did catch tics, but I don't believe I did last year. I tried really hard to supress tics that I knew weren't mine, but it was very hard to do. To me even if you catch tics at camp, TS camp is very well worth attending.

Carolyn