FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2004
TSANJ Presents Video For Parents & Teachers
Of Special Needs Kids
Regional Showing in Middlesex County
Thursday, March 11, 2004
BRIDGEWATER , NJ - The Tourette Syndrome Association
of New Jersey (TSANJ) has scheduled a free showing
of a video by Sue Connors, internationally known
educator and expert in Tourette Syndrome (TS), Obsessive
Compulsive Disorder (OCD), and Attention Deficit
Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
The presentation will be made as part of the regular
meeting of the Middlesex/Union/Monmouth County Support
Group at JFK Medical Center Neuroscience Institute,
65 James Street in Edison, NJ on Thursday, March
11, 2004 from 7:00 P.M.to 9:00 P.M.
The video, “A Teacher Looks at TS,” focuses
on coping skills for teachers and parents of special
needs children. The film was created as an in service
video for educators and has been nationally and internationally
marketed.
A question and answer session led by TSANJ Support
Group Leader Debbie Kaserkie will follow the film.
Light refreshments will be served.
Ms. Connors is an educational advocate for children
with TS. She has served as 1st Vice-Chair of the
national Board of Directors of Tourette Syndrome
Association and has served for five terms on the
national board. Susan was Chair of the National TSA
Education Committee for several years while working
as co-writer, producer and director of the video.
She recently chaired the production of a national
TSA Educators’ Curriculum for use by universities
in teacher training programs and for school staff
development programs. Ms. Connors is currently employed
as the Education Specialist for TSA, Inc. She is
a published author and has appeared nationwide on
television to discuss Tourette Syndrome
The presentation is free and there is no preregistration
required. For information call TSANJ at 908-575-7350.
PRESS CONTACT: Rich Reitman 908-526-1390 or 908-400-6061
Faith Rice 908-575-7350
BACKGROUNDER:
Tourette Syndrome (TS) is an inherited neurological
disorder that is manifested in involuntary physical
and vocal tics. Symptoms generally appear before
an individual is 18 years old. TS affects people
of all ethnic groups with males affected 3 to 4 times
more frequently than females.
It is estimated that 200,000 Americans have full
blown TS and that as many as 1 in 200 show a partial
expression of the disorder. There is no cure for
TS.
The mission of TSANJ is to support the needs of
families with TS, to advocate for individuals with
TS, and to educate the public and professionals on
TS. TSANJ has a membership of 2,500 families and
medical professionals. The organization relies completely
on its membership, corporations, government, and
foundations to fund its mission.
Currently TSANJ operates 10 support groups at regional medical centers across
New Jersey; conducts awareness training for teachers, school
nurses, students and community leaders; manages a TS help
line for disseminating information about TS to parents, teachers,
doctors, and others; sponsors a state-wide Family Contact
Program; and works with Rutgers University at the nation’s
only student clinician TS clinic, developing support programs
and treatments for families dealing with TS.
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