TOURETTE SYNDROME
Tim Howard, Soccer, and Tourette Syndrome
Tim Howard has been the talk of the town in the past few days. His amazing talent defending the US goal against Belgium has earned him that honor. Even though, the US lost, it was an exhilarating game and Howard showed his athletic abilities. Even if you are not a soccer fan, you can be inspired by his story. He is a great goal keeper and also has not let Tourette Syndrome get in the way of his passion, goals, and vision in life. What is Tourette Syndrome? This is a neurobehavioral disorder that involves repetitive, stereotypical, and involuntary motor and vocal tics. The tics may occur many times a day every day or intermittently throughout a period of more than a year. The onset is before age 18. It is a disorder with symptoms that
