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Statewide Campaign Raises Money and Awareness for Tourette Syndrome Education, Advocacy and Research
As many as 1 in 50 school-aged children live with Tourette Syndrome (TS) or another chronic tic disorder. Many of them carry TS and the associated mental health disorders, like OCD and ADHD, with them into adulthood. However, there is still stigma and misinformation surrounding this neurobiological disorder. NJ Center for Tourette Syndrome and Associated Disorders (NJCTS) is looking to change that with a state-wide fundraising and awareness campaign: NJ Walks for TS. A group of young TS advocates created the NJ Walks for TS event in 2010. In the beginning, the event was an in-person Walk that would take ... Read more