SuitabookLiving with Tourette’s syndrome
Carrie experiences coughing, sniffing, shoulder movements and head jerks that she cannot control.
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Marcia Byalick - Author
This is a school story centred on Carrie’s experience of having visible and audible tics while wanting to blend in. Her interests and school successes are part of the picture too.
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Sign in for personalised guidanceThis is a school story centred on Carrie’s experience of having visible and audible tics while wanting to blend in. Her interests and school successes are part of the picture too.
Carrie experiences coughing, sniffing, shoulder movements and head jerks that she cannot control.
The premise says Carrie faces varied reactions from family, friends and strangers.
Carrie experiences embarrassment and strain connected with her tics and other people’s reactions. The nature and intensity of those reactions are not specified.
This is a grounded book brief while Suitabook strengthens the analysis: the current material supports only a cautious reading; another book-specific source is still needed.
Anything not established here remains open; it is not being treated as absent or safe.