Which kids does Camp Twitch and Shout serve?”
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More than 20 years later, Cohen is a camp director, celebrating the first year of Camp Twitch and Shout, a place for youngsters, who like Cohen, have Tourette syndrome. “Tourette syndrome is a neurological disorder which causes people to make noises and tics that they can’t control,” Cohen says. Fifty campers, between the ages of 7 and 18, came from all over the country to spend a week in Winder, Georgia, about 45 miles east of Atlanta. They have plenty to do, from swimming and fishing to music and arts and crafts. Most have been teased or harassed in school, and the camp is a place just to have fun. “It’s very nice to be able to let it all out and just not have to worry and not have people stare at you and think that you’re weird and think — what’s wrong with that person?” says 16-year-old camper and black belt Tinsley Birchfield of Atlanta. Watch more from Camp Twist and Shout » For other campers, such as Jacob McGee of Savannah, Georgia, just being outdoors is magical. “My favorite
(CNN) — For Brad Cohen, the barking and squealing noises he could not control began in the fifth grade. Fifty kids came to Camp Twitch and Shout’s first session. Director Brad Cohen says he hopes to double that figure. Fifty kids came to Camp Twitch and Shout’s first session. Director Brad Cohen says he hopes to double that figure. “I remember eating lunch at school all by myself and the mean kids would parade around me and mock my noises. My teacher made me get up in front of the class and apologize to everybody for the noises I was making,” Cohen recalls. More than 20 years later, Cohen is a camp director, celebrating the first year of Camp Twitch and Shout, a place for youngsters, who like Cohen, have Tourette syndrome.
