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Phoebe in Wonderland

3/13/2013

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A young girl, Phoebe, tries to play Alice in a school play as her Tourette’s and Obsessive Compulsive symptoms cause her to spiral.

Nine year old Phoebe is considered odd because of her undiagnosed symptoms related to tics, verbal outbursts obsessions and compulsions.  She is a misfit in school until she is cast in the lead of Alice in Wonderland.  Despite a new purpose  and her mother's attempts to understand and find therapy,  Phoebe’s symptoms escalate.  In the end, both Phoebe and her mother come to terms with Phoebe's problems and Phoebe is diagnosed with Tourette's Syndrome.

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