Kids with Tourette's at Camp Twitch and Shout

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Brad Cohen, a Cobb County educator whose life with Tourette Syndrome was chronicled in a TV movie in December, is a director at Camp Twitch and Shout, a weeklong sleepover camp in Winder.

Katie Stapleton (left) launches Mason Loggins in a kayak at the inaugural "Camp Twitch and Shout" camp for kids with Tourette's in Winder.

Brad Cohen (left), the Cobb educator whose life with Tourette Syndrome was documented in a TV movie in December, and Jimmy Wolk, the actor who played Cohen, learn tree climbing at the camp in Winder.

Chris Wall (left) gets rigged up for tree climbing with Hank Blaustein.

Jamie Diefenderfer covers his face with a table marker while clowning around with friends at mealtime.

From left, Chris Wall, Mason Loggins and Trent Deal enjoy kayaking.

Fifty campers are attending the inaugural "Camp Twitch and Shout" from May 31 to June 5.

Gil Berman brings trays of food to his table.

Brad Cohen (right) helps Dylan Zurita fill out a postcard.

The camp is a partnership with Camp Twin Lakes, which has one-week overnight summer camps for kids with special needs ranging from cancer, diabetes, asthma and brain injuries.

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Katie Stapleton (left) launches Mason Loggins in a kayak at the inaugural "Camp Twitch and Shout" camp for kids with Tourette's in Winder.

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