River Dell High School senior and children’s book author named 2012 NJCTS Youth Advocate of the Year
SOMERVILLE – The New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome & Associated Disorders (NJCTS) has announced that Emily Fleischman is the recipient of the first annual NJCTS Youth Advocate of the Year Award. The Youth Advocate of the Year Award was established in 2012 to reward a teenager whose contribution
Livingston father of two adult Tourette Syndrome children named 2012 NJCTS Advocate of the Year
SOMERVILLE – The New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome & Associated Disorders (NJCTS) has announced that Marc Brummer is the recipient of the second annual NJCTS Advocate of the Year Award. The Advocate of the Year Award is given to an individual whose contribution makes a difference to New
NJ Center for Tourette Syndrome & Associated Disorders issues statement in response to tragedy in Connecticut
SOMERVILLE – The NJ Center for Tourette Syndrome & Associated Disorders (NJCTS) is deeply saddened by the senseless acts that took place Friday at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., and has issued the following statement from Executive Director Faith W. Rice to help families and friends in our
Does you or someone in your family have Tourette? Join the team contributing DNA toward a cure for TS!
Yale’s Dr. Robert King will interview individuals and families interested in participating in the genetics sharing program January 24 & 25 at Rutgers PISCATAWAY – Would you like to see more people working on a cure for Tourette Syndrome? How about research on medications specifically for TS? Now is
South Plainfield sixth-grader overcomes fear of TS during in-service presentation at Grant School
Brandon O’Leary becomes comfortable talking about his neurological disorder with the help of New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome Peer Advocate Tommy Licato. SOUTH PLAINFIELD – It wasn’t long ago Tommy Licato refused to talk about having Tourette Syndrome – a misunderstood, misdiagnosed, inherited neurological disorder that affects 1
NJCTS Peer Advocate Tommy Licato honored as “Knight In Shining Armor” by Rutgers University
Nominated by a family friend, 14-year-old is rewarded for his work with the Center and the New Jersey Tourette Syndrome community at large PISCATAWAY – Tommy Licato has received myriad accolades for his work on behalf of the New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome & Associated Disorders (NJCTS) and
Social workers, school nurses delve into treatment approaches for TS and anxiety at Monmouth workshop
WEST LONG BRANCH – The New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome & Associated Disorders (NJCTS) hosted a continuing education workshop for professional social workers and nurses on November 30 at Monmouth University. More the two dozen school nurses and clinical social workers attended the seven-hour “Tourette Syndrome and the Prevalence
Montclair State graduate psychology students learn about educating students with Tourette Syndrome
MONTCLAIR – The New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome & Associated Disorders (NJCTS) hosted a workshop for graduate psychology students on November 16 at Montclair State University. More than two dozen clinical psychology master’s students attended the “Tourette Syndrome: Therapeutic Approaches in the Treatment of Children and Adolescents” workshop presented
New Jersey Congressman Frank LoBiondo becomes 42nd co-sponsor of proposed Tourette Syndrome legislation
H.R. 3760, which would provide more research and 4 to 6 Centers of Excellence for TS, was introduced by fellow New Jersey Congressman Albio Sires in December 2011 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome & Associated Disorders (NJCTS) is proud to announce that United States