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Newsletter August 2005 Alexander’s Story FAMOUS PEOPLE with Tourette Syndrome include Mozart and Robin Williams, who, according to Oliver Sacks, the “C” is for Courage famous neurologist and author, seems to have some kind of voluntary- Tourette’s. Perhaps he meant that Robin One of the things that inspires us as volunteers for the TSFC is has learned how to channel his tics into brilliant comedy. the courage and dignity displayed by the people we meet who have TS and their personal stories of triumph. One such story This is good news for me because I love music and follows, written by one such person, a grade five student named comedy. Alexander. One of our in-service presenters went to Alexanders school last year to tell his classmates about Tourette Syndrome. MY TICS Some of mine include eating stuff not meant to In preparation for Peters presentation, Alexander wrote a be eaten, which drives my family crazy, biting my lip, personal letter to be distributed to his peers. This was for them making funny facial expressions, blinking and to take home for their pare nts to read and because of experimenting with different sounds. I will write and erase Alexanders willingness to tell his story, 90 people learned about over and over m