BECOME A MEMBER
When you join TAA as a member, you play a critical role in making a difference and you join thousands of individuals, families and professionals who are working to raise public awareness, advance scientific understanding and treatment options, educate professionals, and more! Plus, a percentage of your membership fee goes directly to our local chapter to help fund our programs and services.
SUPPORT GROUP
Online Support Group through Zoom
6:30pm to 7:45pm
2020 Dates:
Tuesday, January 14th
Tuesday, February 11th
Tuesday, March 31st
Tuesday, April 14th
Tuesday, May 12th
Tuesday, June 9th
July Date To Be Determined
Tuesday, August 11th
Alan Brown, Mindfulness Coach, will curate the session.
If you plan to attend, kindly email your RSVP to chapter@tsa-nyc.org.
Find us online for the support group at https://zoom.us/j/9093381654
If you’ve never used Zoom before, please click zoom.us/test ahead of time to download and familiarize yourself with the platform.
TALKING BACK
Check out our pal Jamie Sanders' response video to a careless remark about Tourette Jimmy Fallon made and his thoughts on all Tourette-related jokes.
TALKING TO KIDS ABOUT CORONAVIRUS
Our friends from the Long Island Chapter of TAA have compiled the below resources:
Huffington Post: Coronavirus: How to Talk to Your Kids About the Disease
Unstuck: an OCD Kids Movie Resource Page on the Coronavirus
Child Mind Institute: Talking to Kids About the Coronavirus
Huffington Post: Coronavirus Tag? The Pandemic has Become Part of Kids’ Playtime
Go Zen: Helping Kids Manage Anxiety Around the Coronavirus (Expert videos)
International OCD Foundation: Talking to Kids About COVID-19
NJCTS WEDNESDAY WEBINARS
All webinars air 7:30pm to 8:30pm
To see more webinars available through NJCTS, go to:
NJCTS TIM HOWARD
LEADERSHIP ACADEMY
August 6-9, 2020 / Rutgers University
An invaluable learning experience for teens with Tourette Syndrome!
To learn more and apply go to:
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MONTHLY MEETUP
Our Monthly Meetup
is not just for Touretters, but for their friends too! If you're going to make plans with your friends, bring them to our meetup and join in the fun- no drinking necessary.
Upcoming Dates:
Meetups are currently on pause.
Join our Facebook group to get updates on future monthly meet ups
ARE YOU PASSIONATE ABOUT SPREADING TOURETTE SYNDROME AWARENESS?
Contact us if you would like to become a trained One Tic at a Time volunteer! We'll arm you with the information and strategies- all you need is the heart and desire to educate others as to what TS is all about. Email us for more information! chapter@tsa-nyc.org.
NYC Seminar Center
Special thanks to Tod Shapiro, principal and owner of the NYC Seminar Center, for providing a meeting space for our board of directors.
NYC Seminar and Conference Center 71 West 23rd Street, New York, NY 10010 Toll Free: 800-326-5494 • NYC: 646-336-4455