[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Page 4560]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         TRIBUTE TO BRAD COHEN

 Mr. ISAKSON. Mr. President, today I wish to pay tribute to a 
remarkable young man, Brad Cohen. Brad is a teacher and an author. Brad 
Cohen is one of the more than 100,000 people in the United States who 
have full-blown Tourette syndrome.
  I first met Brad through his loving father and my friend Norm Cohen. 
Later, as chairman of the State Board of Education, I visited Brad in 
his classroom at Mountain View Elementary. I marveled at Brad's ability 
to teach and hold young children spell-bound. I watched as Brad's 
occasional twitches and noises went unnoticed by his class. I watched a 
young teacher master both teaching and Tourette syndrome through 
determination and personal commitment.
  Brad has authored a book titled ``Front of the Class, How Tourette 
Syndrome Made Me the Teacher I Never Had.'' It is a story of personal 
challenge and determination. It is a story of a young man's dreams 
coming true. Brad's book is for everyone, and his twenty motivational 
tips on living with a disability are an inspiration for anyone. I 
commend Brad Cohen on the power of his life of achievement and the 
inspiration he has to the children he teaches.

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