NJCTS to present educator worskshop at Bergen County Community College

The New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome & Associated Disorders (NJCTS), working in partnership with Bergen County Community College, will present Tourette Syndrome and its Related Disorders: ADHD, Obsessive Compulsive Disorders and Learning Disorders in Grades K-12.                        When:         

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More than 35 Congressmen now signed on as co-sponsors to federal Tourette Syndrome legislation

New Jersey’s Albio Sires, who proposed this landmark bill Dec. 20, 2011, has the support of NJ Congressmen Andrews, Holt, Lance and Rothman    WASHINGTON, D.C. – The New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome & Associated Disorders (NJCTS) is proud to announce that the federal legislation for Tourette Syndrome, which was

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Wednesday Webinar series continues March 28 with presentation on sleep & developmental disabilities

One-hour presentation by Dr. Lawrence W. Brown will center around lessons for children   Everyone likes to sleep. But not everyone gets enough of it – especially children and adolescents. Sleep and common problems that disrupt sleep or lead to daytime sleepiness in normally developing children with neurological disorders such

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NJCTS mourns loss of Congressman Donald Payne, a noted Tourette Syndrome ally

The Tourette Syndrome community lost an important ally on March 6.   Congressman Donald Payne (D-NJ10) passed away at age 77. Rep. Payne was a senior member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, and just months ago, signed on as co-sponsor of bill H.R. 3760 — the Collaborative Academic

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South Brunswick High School child development classes learn about living with Tourette Syndrome

12-year-old Tess Kowalski of Plainsboro talked to the students about tics, stigma, what it means to be an advocate and the support provided by the New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome   MONMOUTH JUNCTION, N.J. – When Meryl Orlando, a teacher at South Brunswick High School, and Shari Rothstein, the

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New Jersey bloggers take to TSParentsOnline, Teens4TS sites to tout importance of bill H.R. 3760

Father of two daughters with Tourette Syndrome and teenage boy with TS believe all people with Tourette should support this pending federal legislation   Since it was introduced by U.S. Congressman Albio Sires (D-NJ13) on Dec. 20, 2011, bill H.R. 3760 — the Collaborative Academic Research Efforts for Tourette Syndrome Act

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A country united: Tourette Syndrome community says yes to bill H.R. 3760

TSParentsOnline bloggers and participants rally around pending federal TS legislation   Since it was introduced by U.S. Congressman Albio Sires (D-NJ13) on Dec. 20, 2011, bill H.R. 3760 — the Collaborative Academic Research Efforts for Tourette Syndrome Act of 2011 — has gained a lot of national attention. It now

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