 tourette syndrome association
of new jersey, inc. 198 West High Street • Somerville, New Jersey 08876
Phone 908-575-7350 • Fax 908-575-8699
Web Site: www.tsanj.org • e-mail: NJTSA@aol.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5. 2004 TSANJ Support Group Workshops Scheduled For November SOMERVILLE , NJ - The Tourette Syndrome Association of New Jersey (TSANJ) has announced the dates for two upcoming central New Jersey Support Group Workshop Sessions for individuals, family, and friends ofthose impacted by Tourette Syndrome (TS). The Middlesex/Union/Monmouth County Family Support Group will meet on Thursday, November 18, 2004, from 7:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M. at the JFK Neuroscience Institute,65 James Street, Edison, New Jersey. The featured speaker will be Dr. Keith Meloff who will address the issue of “Tics Plus.” Dr, Meloff is a board certified neurologist who has cared for children and adults with Tourette Syndrome for more than four decades. He has a long standing association with the TS Foundation in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and has worked at the Tourette Clinic at TorontoWestern Hospital. The Somerset/Hunterdon/Warren/Mercer Counties Support Group will meet on Monday, November 29, 2004, from 7:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M. at the Somerset Medical Center, 100 Rehill Avenue, Conference Room B, Somerville,New Jersey. The featured speaker will be Elaine Buchsbaum, Parent Trainer for the Statewide Parent Advocacy Network, Inc., (SPAN). Ms. Buchsbaum will focus her comments on the “Parent/Professional Collaboration” necessarywhen addressing the needs of TS children. Parents, teachers, and medical professionals areinvited to attend.
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 onTS. 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 familiesdealing with TS. PRESS CONTACT: Rich Reitman 908-526-1390 or 908-400-6061 Rich Reitman
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