It started more than 5 years ago when a patient asked Dr. Katrina Lindsay how he could meet other kids who were like him. Since then, T.I.C. (Together in the Community) Night Out, a social event for Dr. Lindsay’s patients in her Tics and Tourette Service has grown and the fun has spread from […]
After first learning to how control his words, teen is now using his voice to help himself, others
After years of struggling in every which way, Daymon Deramus knew he was finally moving along a brighter path when he was invited to serve as the 2021 Youth Ambassador for the Tourette Association of America (TAA), representing the State of Ohio. “I was 12 when I was diagnosed with Tourette syndrome. It has shaken […]
Online rewind: Our top 10 YouTube videos of the decade
It’s been just over 10 years since we joined the YouTube community by posting our first video on Dec. 9, 2008 called “We Believe” to the Akron Children’s channel. Since then, we’ve been made to feel right at home as our 2,144 videos have generated 22,337,039 views. Here are your 10 favorite videos! 1. Pertussis […]
Identifying Tics and Ways to Shake Them (Video)
While it takes more than the blink of an eye or a nervous twitch, in the right combinations, these simple movements could indicate that a child has a tic disorder. In this Children’s Channel video, Katrina Lindsay, PhD, NCSP, a pediatric psychologist at the NeuroDevelopmental Science Center at Akron Children’s Hospital, discusses the diagnosis and […]
