On the Blog: Worried About Navigating This Strange and Unprecedented School Year with Your Student?
You’re not alone. Here is one mom’s advice.
The Empowerment Advocacy Series
NJCTS is introducing five new interactive information sessions for parents and children that are designed to give families the knowledge and skills they need to advocate today, tomorrow and every day.
Twitcha Face Masks Are Now Available!
Help support NJCTS' education outreach program by purchasing your face mask in the Twitcha store.
TS Summit Attended by Teens from Across the World
The fully virtual event was held in conjunction with the annual NJCTS Tim Howard Leadership Academy.
NJCTS Announces Program of Webinars for Fall
NJ Center for Tourette Syndrome and Associated Disorders (NJCTS) has announced their remaining webinars for the year featuring topics of interest for parents of children with mental health disorders and other learning or social special needs. August 12: Assistive Technology to Help with Anxiety with Matt Dennion, tech guru and
NJCTS Global TS Teen Summit
Inviting all teens ages 14 to 19 diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome to the first ever NJCTS Global TS Teen Summit, August 7 – 8, 2020. Because the NJCTS Tim Howard Leadership Academy* is being held virtually this year, it gives us the opportunity to open some of the educational sessions to teens
Hats Off to Marty!
Martha “Marty” Butterfield has worn many hats with NJCTS. (She’s even eaten her hat when she lost a bet. It was chocolate, of course.) Now she is permanently taking off her NJCTS hat and retiring. But let’s take a moment to remember all the roles she played in the last
Trabilcy Tackles Tourette II Soars in Fundraising
NJCTS Youth Advocate Sofia leads one of the top fundraising teams for the NJ Walks for TS Virtual Walks.
Youth Advocate Ben Mars Spreads TS Awareness
Many of those with Tourette Syndrome use TS Awareness Month as an opportunity to open a discussion about the commonly misunderstood neurological disorder. One of those advocates is Ben Mars of Teaneck.
Wemrock Brook School’s Tara Loughlin Awarded Educator of the Year by NJCTS
Second Grade Teacher went above and beyond for student adjusting to a life with Tourette Syndrome. NJ Center for Tourette Syndrome and Associated Disorders has awarded the 2020 Educator of the Year to Tara Loughlin, a second grade teacher at Wemrock Brook School in Manalapan. Loughlin was nominated by Tracy