Susan Conners

I grew up in Malone, NY in the Adirondack Moutains and had the good fortune of attending a one room schoolhouse for the first 6 years of my education. I have lived for many years in Buffalo, NY where I am a retired teacher of 33 years. I have been involved working with children with Tourette Syndrome (TS), OCD and associated disorders for 26 years. I have presented workshops on TS in 48 of the 50 states, 4 countries and 2 languages. My past work in this field includes publishing many, many brochures, videos and curriculums on the topic of educating students with TS and accompanying disorders. I started with my first symptoms of Tourette Syndrome at age 6 and was not diagnosed until age 36. Many members of my family also have TS. I consider myself to be so blessed by the thousands of children and adults with TS whom I have met. Their lives have not been easy and they are some of the most courageous people I know. It is these people whose lives you will find on every page of this book and who have taught me so much about this baffling disorder.