My Life with Tourette Syndrome - A Diverse Children's Book Review

My Life with Tourette Syndrome was written by Mari Schuh and illustrated by Ana Sebastian. It was published on August 8, 2023 by Amicus Learning.

Similarly to My Life with Diabetes, one of the previously mentioned book reviews, this book follows an informative and storytelling pattern, explaining that the protagonist has a condition called Tourette Syndrome. The book explains what her symptoms are, in this case involuntary movements and sounds known as tics, and how they affect her. It explores the social pressures, what makes tics worse, and how to respond to someone with Tourette’s respectfully.

Overall, I think this a great book for explaining Tourette’s to a classroom of students. I could see it being used with 3rd graders through 5th graders. One part of the book that I love is the focus on how the protagonist is not different in a negative way.