Susan Conners, M.Ed., an authority on educating students with Tourette Syndrome who serves as a go-to source for major networks and other media outlets in their coverage of TS, presented “The 504 Accommodation Plan vs. the Individualized Education Plan (IEP)”… Continue Reading
UPCOMING Treating Specific Phobias: When and How? February 12, 2014 Presented by Martin E. Franklin, Ph.D. More information about this webinar » Getting Unstuck: How to Overcome Anxiety & Mood Problems with Behavioral Activation & Exposure February 26, 2014 Presented… Continue Reading
Parents are often confused about the services potentially available to their special needs child. As a parent, how do you know if your child needs or is even eligible for services? From 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. EST on Wednesday, January… Continue Reading
The 2014 slate of the New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome & Associated Disorders’ (NJCTS) Wednesday Webinar series will kick off with a bang on January 15 and 22 when note Tourette Syndrome and education expert Susan Conners, M.Ed., hosts… Continue Reading
Parents are often confused about the services potentially available to their special needs child. As a parent, how do you know if your child needs or is even eligible for services? From 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. EST on Wednesday, January… Continue Reading
I am new to blogging, but I came across this site, and I thought maybe I had something to contribute! My son Evan was diagnosed at age 6 in the first grade with TS. He had always had this little… Continue Reading
Over the next several months, the New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome & Associated Disorders (NJCTS) will host four brand-new presentations as part of its acclaimed Wednesday Webinar series, which was launched in 2008 and today draws an audience from… Continue Reading
We had a 504 meeting the second week of school. It was both of us, the psychologist, the counselor, all 3 teachers, and the principal joined us midway through the meeting. We tweaked his 504 and discussed a lot of… Continue Reading
I don’t claim to have life as a mother figured out, especially having a child with neurological challenges. I am guessing other mothers have more patience than I do, but I am certainly not giving in or being too tired… Continue Reading
It’s a few days after Halloween, so I’m probably a few days off from when I should be discussing witches, but I have to pose this question: At some point in history did some ancient Touretter upset a local witch… Continue Reading