hi there TS folks...

the forum seems a bit empty as of late...just wondering how everyone's doing?

I hope everyone is doing well...



I went to a TS convention in Washington DC back in 1998. It was one of the highlights of my life. I've met some really awesome folks and when I got home, I told my mother, I felt like I went to a TS buffet: All you can tic...



anyways...I know this may sound weird, but I am thankful for my TS...it's helped made me and shaped me the person that I am today. No, it's not much...but it's made me a better person....I truly believe that...

anyways...

That is a great attitude you have.

So who is the awesome person you met?

Lyn

Sorry, I just re read it, I thought you meant you had met someone, when you were really saying you'd met awesome people in general.

It has been very quiet here lately, I keep popping in though.

Still think your attitude is wonderful.

I just wanted to let you know that although I live in a smallish city, the main television network here has recently started running advertisements about TS.

The ads explain to the general public what Tourette Syndrome is, what tics are and how they manifest themselves. How great is that?

I'd never seen an advertisement about TS on our televisions before, and this one has given me the oportunity to discuss the condition with my DH. I've now given him some basic education about it, and if every family were to do the same thing, just imagine how many more members of the public would be educated about TS.

I noticed a few days ago that they're now doing the same thing with multiple sclerosis.

Wow, that's great. TS awareness. If you don't mind me asking, what country are you in? I'm in Australia.

There really needs to be so much more of this.

Does the add show that there are different degrees of TS?

One of my main concerns has been that the media always portrays the extreme cases, and people come to believe that is the way it is.

No wonder parents are so scared when they get a diagnosis like that for their child.

I'd love to see that add, just to get some idea how they've done it.

Take care,
Lyn.

hi lyn,

i'm sure moi will be back and tell you who he met. yep..some special people.

ts is out in the open where i live. especially in the schools. it's expalined to the kids. their reaction..oh..ok. then it's like no big deal.

it's sad when kids aren't told. then their imaginations wander. they accept things like this.

one of my daughter friends in choir has ts. her tis are just part of her. it's not distracting to the kids. never been an issue at concerts.

i'd love to see that commercial too anne. awareness is the key.

here is a link to the ads:

http://www.tourette.org.au/television.htm

Do I count Muwah?? I'll be gone until Sun, but wanted to pop in and say Hello to everyone!

Thank you so much for adding those links Curious, and yes....those are the ads that I meant. My DH had never heard of TS, so when the ads started airing I was able to explain to him what it was all about.

I live in Tasmania lynnie1264, so hello from a fellow Aussie.