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.
TAA Long Island Chapter
Upcoming Activities
LI TAA Support Group Fall Dates
September 11th
October 2nd
November 6th
December 4th
We will be holding the following
Zoom Support Groups:
Kids- 6:00 pm-6:45 pm
Get ready for another fun activity!
Parents/Adults- 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Teens/Young Adults- 8:15 pm - 9:15 pm
Join us for Teen/Young Adult Game Night and Support Group
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RSVP a must for all above events in order to receive a Zoom link:
Please RSVP to
Please let us know:
*Which group you will attend*
*Names of attendees in each group*
Once we gather all the RSVPs, we will send you information to join!
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
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.
CONNECT WITH US ONLINE
TAA NYC SUPPORT GROUP
Online Support Group through Zoom
6:30pm to 7:45pm
Fall 2020 Dates:
Tuesday, September 15th
Tuesday, October 13th
Tuesday, November 10th
Tuesday, December 8th
Alan Brown, Mindfulness Coach, will curate the session. The group is open to all those with Tourette and those who support loved ones with TS.
If you plan to attend, please
by the Sunday two days before group.
Our chapter relies on donations as the primary means of providing resources like our monthly support group and our school programs. If you have the means to make a financial contribution at this time in any amount, please click here to make a donation.
If you’ve never used Zoom before, please click zoom.us/test ahead of time to download and familiarize yourself with the platform.
Comic Book Superhero Twitcha
for School and Remote Learning
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Comic is available in hard copy or downloadable format
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The themes of Twitcha include: Acceptance, Empowerment, Anti-Bullying
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Free, downloadable and complete lesson plan created by a teacher. Plus a coloring sheet for the younger children.
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Each component of the lesson plan provided coincides with the New Jersey Student Learning Standards
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“A MUST have for teachers and parents!"
Face masks are now available in the Twitcha store! Two designs available. Orders are schedule to ship in early September.
NJCTS WEDNESDAY WEBINARS
All webinars air 7:30pm to 8:30pm
To see more webinars available through NJCTS, go to:
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