TSANJ has
ten hospital affiliated Family Support Groups state-wide that hold
periodic meetings.
Guest speakers frequent our Support
Groups meetings, educating our members on a variety of different
issues. Cancellation of support group meetings due to weather
will be posted here.
Announcing New Support Group...
Here is a list of our groups; clicking on a group's name
will take you to the current schedule and travel directions
for that group.
Other groups of interest:
Atlantic/Cape May County Family Support Group
Location:
AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, Jimmie Leeds Road, Pomona, NJ
08240 Click
here for directions
Room: New Cafe, except where noted
Time: 7:00 pm
2008 Meeting Dates:
February 7
April 3
June 5
For further information
and updates, consult this site or call the TSANJ office: 908 575-7350
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Bergen/Passaic County Family Support Group
Location:
Valley Hospital, 223 N. Van Dien Avenue, Ridgewood, NJ. Click
here for directions
Room: See note next to each date
Time: 7:00 pm
2008 Meeting Dates:
February 13 (Boardroom - Philips 1st Flr) - Cancelled
April 9 (Boardroom - Philips 1st Flr) - Cancelled
June 11 (Boardroom - Philips 1st Flr)
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Burlington/Camden County Family Support Group
Location:
West Jersey Hospital, 101 Carnie
Boulevard, Voorhees, NJ 08043 Click
here for directions
Room: See note next to each date
Time: 7:30 pm
2008 Meeting Dates:
February 4 (John Young Room located in hospital) - Jennifer Berenguer, LDTC will present an informative workshop "CST Evaluations - When Should a Parent Get a Second Opinion". Jennifer works with families on second opinion evaluations and placements for students with TS, ADHD, OCD etc. Join us for great information and engaging conversation about your special needs child.
April 7 (John Young Room located in hospital) -
Pediatric Neurologist Chet Minarcik will speak about “The TS and OCD Conundrum – sorting them out”Dr Minarcik will address the features that differentiate tics and behaviors, OCD, OCPD, rigidity and related issues. Join us for good information and lively conversation.
June 2 (John Young Room located in hospital)
Support Group
Coordinators: Roberta and Brad Israelsky
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Cumberland County Family Support Group
Location:
South Jersey Regional Hospital’s Fitness Connection, 1430 West Sherman
Avenue,
Vineland, NJ 08360 Click here for directions
and select the link to SJH Fitness Connection.
Room: See note next to each date
Time: 7:00 pm
2008 Meeting Dates:
February 21 (2nd Floor Classroom)
April 17 (2nd Floor Classroom)
June 19 (2nd Floor Classroom)
For further information and updates,
consult this site or call the TSANJ office: 908 575-7350
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Mercer County
Family Support Group
Location:
RWJ Hamilton Center for Health and Wellness, 3100 Quakerbridge
Road,
Mercerville, NJ 08618. Click
here for directions
Room: Classroom 1, except where noted
Time: 7:00 pm
2008 Meeting Dates:
January 17
March 13 - Room A
May 15
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Middlesex/Union
County Family Support Group
Location:
JFK Hospital Neuroscience Institute, 65 James Street, Edison,
NJ 08820 Click
here for directions
Room: Library conference room
Time: 7:00 pm
2008 Meeting Dates:
January 8 - Library
March 11- Library - Cancelled
May 13 - Library
Support Group
Coordinator: Lauren
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Monmouth/Ocean
County Family Support Group
Location:
Meridian Life Fitness Center at Jersey Shore University Hospital, 2020 Highway 33, Neptune, NJ 07753 Click
here for directions to medical center. The support group meets in the Life Fitness Center which is across the street from the medical center.
Room: Classroom 2nd Floor
Time: 7:00 pm
2008 Meeting Dates:
January 15 - Classroom 2
March 18 - Classroom 2
May 20 - Classroom 2
Support Group
Coordinators: Carole Scheinholtz and Carla Ward
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Morris/Warren
County Family Support Group
Location:
Morristown Memorial Hospital, 100 Madison Avenue, Morristown,
NJ 07962 Click
here for directions
Room: Jefferson Elevators to Level B, Conf Rm 3
Time: 7:00 pm
2008 Meeting Dates:
January 10 - Canceled
March 13 - Canceled
May 8 - Canceled
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Somerset/Hunterdon
County Family Support Group
Location:
Somerset Medical Center, 110 Rehill Avenue, Somerville, NJ
08876 Click here for directions
Room: See note next to each date
Time: 7:00 pm
2008 Meeting Dates:
January 28 (Conference Rooms A & B)
- Join us for
a showing of the HBO special “I Have Tourette’s
but Tourette’s Doesn’t Have Me” followed
by discussion.
March 24 (Conference Rooms C & D)
May 26 (Conference Rooms A & B)
Support Group
Coordinator: Laurie Foster
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Sussex/Morris County Family Support Group
Location:
St. Clare’s Hospital, Denville, 25 Pocono Road, Denville, NJ 07834.
RSVP 973-625-6199. Click here for directions
Room: St. Clare’s Auditorium
Time: 7:00 pm
2008 Meeting Dates:
February 7- Auditorium
April 4 - Auditorium
June 5 - Auditorium
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Other Groups of Interest
TSANJ Kids Support
YMCA Camp Bernie: June 8-10, 2007
Overnight camp out at YMCA Camp Bernie in
beautiful Port Murray, New Jersey. This annual event includes
good food, games, canoeing, campfires, horseback riding and
much more. Self esteem and team building sessions are held for TS kids. Parents also enjoy the opportunity
of connecting with other TSANJ families. In the past, Doctoral students
from the Rutgers Psychology program were with us to conduct
group discussions for parents and kids.
Click here to download registration form (pdf).
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CHADD Support
Group Meetings
- CHADD Parent Support Group Meetings
- Parents of children with AD/HD - Meets every 2nd Monday
of the month (except July and August). 7-8:30 p.m. in the
lower level of the Bernards Township Library, 32 Maple Avenue,
Basking Ridge, NJ.
Facilitator: Theresa Donnarumma Kroft, M.Ed. , Ed.S.
- Adults with AD/HD - Meets first and third Wednesdays of
the month 7:30 PM at the Somerset Medical Center, Somerville,
NJ.
Facilitator: John Morrow
For further information, call the CHADD line at 908-647-9325
or e-mail somersetchadd@aol.com
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ASPEN-Affiliated
Support Groups
- ASPEN Middlesex/Union County Chapter meets at the Community
Center (JCC) - Community Campus located at 1775 Oak Tree
Rd, North Edison.
- Self-Run AS Adult Support Group forming for single adults,
ages 20's-50's, who have been diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome
and are living in North-Central NJ (Middlesex and Union
Counties). Date, time and place of first meeting to be announced.
For more information, contact Roger Baron at (908) 272-5874.
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