Author Archives: Hayley Davies-Monk

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  Same School, New year, New staff, New concerns

  Posted on October 8, 2016 by Hayley Davies-Monk in Uncategorised

  I’ve not posted on the site for a long time, this is mainly due to my personal struggle coming to terms with Lewis’s (still quite new) diagnosis of Autism. Why post now? I find myself after years of experience with Tourettes, with schools, with other parents, completely stumped. The past 48 hours has left me […]

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• You Tube, the internet and the worry of Marijuana

  Posted on March 14, 2016 by Hayley Davies-Monk in Uncategorised

  A You tuber commenting on one of our video’s   I’m just wondering (honest innocent question) do you think medical marijuana would help with Tourette’s? My dad is thinking of putting me on it because none of my meds are working anymore and I’m getting worse. Do you know anything on the topic. Please comment […]

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• Introducing Spencer’s Space

  Posted on February 15, 2016 by Hayley Davies-Monk in Uncategorised

  Spencer’s Space We have added a new feature to the new and improved website. Spencer is at an age where he wants to contribute to the site in his own words and express his feelings and thoughts………. So not only is Spencer a hugely successful You Tuber, he is now a blogger too. Hi I […]

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  Tourettes Hero and the secret super power

  Posted on November 23, 2015 by Hayley Davies-Monk in Uncategorised

  As 2015 draws to an end Tourettes Hero (you would think) would be on a slow down. Jess Thom has had a non stop year. We had an awesome time going to Soho theatre to see Jess and Jess, just one of many shows of BIBL in 2015. Highlights and information can be seen Here. […]

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• What an amazing lady

  Posted on August 6, 2015 by Hayley Davies-Monk in Inspiring People

  Hi Guys,  A friend of mine posted a link to this video on Facebook yesterday. Pamela Schuller’s case of Tourette’s syndrome almost forced her out of the Jewish community completely. But a few lessons from Moses and improv comedy helped turn things around. In this personal, uproarious talk, Pamela shares her story and an important […]

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• Supporting your support

  Posted on July 24, 2015 by Hayley Davies-Monk in Uncategorised

  It suddenly dawned on me last week whilst I was on the phone to our support worker how much we have a responsibility as parents to support the people we rely on for support. Spencer started his transition to a new secondary school last week and this comes in the form of his support worker […]

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  Dispelling the Myths

  Posted on July 24, 2015 by Hayley Davies-Monk in Uncategorised

  Dispelling the Myths Tourette Syndrome is a Neurological Condition not a mental health condition. Only around 10% of children and adults with Tourette Syndrome have the obscenities (swearing) part of TS. TS is a mixture of both involuntary movements and noises that have been present for over 12 months. Tics are just the tip of […]

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• Dad’s Blog

  Posted on June 18, 2015 by Hayley Davies-Monk in Uncategorised

  Dad’s Blog has been graced with it’s first post. This was a piece of writting from 2 years ago. http://www.tourettesfamily.co.uk/introductingthedms/dads-blog/  

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• Inspiration Nation

  Posted on June 18, 2015 by Hayley Davies-Monk in Uncategorised

  We have been taking time to update out inspiration nation section of the website today. Please take a look.

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  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

  Posted on June 7, 2015 by Hayley Davies-Monk in Uncategorised

    (1756-1791) In late 1992, the British Medical Journal published an article by endocrinologist Benjamin Simkin, M.D. speculating that Mozart had Tourette Syndrome. Apparently he wrote several letters to his cousin Maria that contained many obscene words, especially words having to do with bodily functions. It has also been documented that he was hyperactive, suffered […]

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