Tic Talk: Living with Tourette Syndrome

Dylan Peters has lived with Tourette Syndrome more than half of his young life. Only four years old when he was first diagnosed with TS, Dylan is now nine and ready to enter the fourth grade. What he's learned of tolerance and acceptance during those five years most of us fail to learn in an entire lifetime. In his own words — often humorous, always insightful — Dylan helps others young and old understand Tourette Syndrome and the enormous pressures this little mysterious affliction places on those who have it and on those who love them. Illustrated by Dylan's friend Zachary Wendland.

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[Na0Mee]

oh wow how touching. very beautiful. hopefully one day everyone will understand. :D

[Pickdivision]

I hope everybody can understand all disabilities: Like Tourettes, autism, down syndrome, and ADD.

[AnotherRandomUser01]

This video was so sweet! They are both very inspiring! One day, everybody will understand; we just have to hold in there.

[desigabriel28]

what i like is how he say's there is someting Unique about me!! And how he does not say there was something wrong with me!!! Way to be positive Dylan!!!!

[Snoohlepuffs]

Hey I hav tourette syndrome and Jim eisenrich i put you in my forensics speech about tourette syndrome

[likeyoucarebitch]

I think I have those called tics cuz I always blink my eye and doing strange voices sometimes I noticed this not even a month ago

[luminator1234]

Smart kid, inspirational adult.

[kiddlyjesus3000]

yes but tics that are bad and happen everyday all day long for over a year can be called tourrettes i have have tourrettes and aspergers (it is on the autistic spectrm) but also i have ocd that goes along with it all so sometimes u need to look in to things more before judging someone

[hr1100]

manuscript or not, it was pretty amazing, great job.

[misscontreversy1234]

eisenreich is in my book about tourettes called front of the class he is one of my heroes.

[mastereskill]

well : / that was a manuscript

[brabon]

i didnt know eisenreich has tourettes...thats pretty cool