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Taking on Tourette's: Families Reveal Their Personal Struggles

Nestled deep in the Finger Lakes region of New York State is a summer camp unlike any you've ever seen -- or heard. Known as "Camp Tic-a-Palooza" -- a sly play on a disorder that has made the children here strangers in their own bodies -- the camp provides a safe haven from the judgment of the outside world. Within minutes, the summer stillness erupts in an odd symphony of grunts, squeaks and screams, accompanied by a grimace and a twitch or two. Even the strangest behaviors seem common,...Full Story
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