Parents of TS children make New Year’s resolutions

When the New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome & Associated Disorders (NJCTS) launched TSParentsOnline, an Internet blog resource for parents of children with TS, on Nov. 7, 2011, it had no idea the venture would take off so quickly. But two months and nearly 10,000 hits later, TSParentsOnline – which

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NJCTS opens registration for annual Camp Bernie family retreat weekend, June 8-10

Center also to once again make available scholarship money to NJ high school seniors, name Educator and Healthcare Provider of the year   New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome & Associated Disorders’ (NJCTS) annual Camp Bernie retreat weekend has been a source of fun, inspiration, learning and encouragement to individuals with

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Make your opinion count: Vote YES for the federal Tourette Syndrome legislation, bill number H.R. 3760

Introduced Dec. 20 by New Jersey Congressman Albio Sires, the bill presently is being reviewed by a congressional subcommittee   One of the latest bills to be introduced to the United States Congress – H.R. 3760, the Collaborative Academic Research Efforts (CARE) for Tourette Syndrome Act of 2011 – is gaining

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NJCTS’ first Wednesday Webinar of 2012 to focus on emotion regulation

One-hour presentation on Jan. 25 by Julie Lynn Ryan, Ph.D., will concentrate on the difficulties facing children and adolescants in this area   Children and adolescents who have difficulty regulating their emotions often experience ongoing irritability, temper tantrums and depression. These conditions will be addressed in the next New Jersey Center

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NJCTS Sharing Repository at Rutgers University receives $1.5 million in federal funding

Genetic sample-collecting facility now known as the National Institute of Mental Health NJCTS Sharing Repository   According to a recently published story by NJ Spotlight, New Jersey – led by the New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome & Associated Disorders (NJCTS) – is a major center for research into the cause

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