Tourette Syndrome Association Inc.,
Washington and Oregon Chapter


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Welcome to the home page of the Washington State Chapter of the Tourette Syndrome Association, a volunteer, non-profit organization affiliated with the national Tourette Syndrome Association. We exist to offer information, support and resources regarding Tourette Syndrome and its related conditions. We work together with the medical community, the schools and families whose lives are touched by TS.

A summary of the services that our chapter provides:

  • Support Groups
  • Telephone Information Line
  • Newsletter
  • Distribution of TS Literature
  • Networking and Connections with Other Groups
  • Advocacy
  • Education and Medical Seminars
  • Exhibits at Resource Fairs/Conferences
  • Social Events
  • Support of Pertinent Legislation
  • Maintenance of a Database for Services Available to Individuals with TS
  • Physician Referral List (e-mail melofson@gmail.com for a copy of our Physician Referral list to be e-mailed to you.)
Please read our disclaimer

Would you like to be on our mailing list or do you need to update your information? Please email your name, address, phone number and email address to tsawaormembership@yahoo.com. We would also like the first name of the family member with TS and their birth date.

Current NEWS and upcoming EVENTS
Updated 2011, Dec 8

Tourette Syndrome Portland Area Parent and Adult Support Group

We invite you to our next meeting for individuals and parents of children with TS.

Sunday December 11, 2011
From 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm

Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Building
1040 NW 22nd Ave
2nd Floor Conf. Room

Upcoming Meeting Dates:
January 8
Feb 12
March 11
April 8
May 13
June 10

We are not set up to accommodate kids so please adults only.

Directions: Directly across from Good Samaritan Hospital on 22nd Ave NW between Lovejoy and Marshall Streets. Come in the front of the building and go up the stairs to the 2nd floor. We are in the conference room on the left.

Email: tsaoregon@yahoo.com

Join the Tourette Syndrome Association (TSA)!

When you join TSA, you automatically become a member of TSA of Washington and Oregon. You may join on-line: http://store.tsa-usa.org/membership.html

Individual, family, allied health professional, physician and other memberships available.

Join today!

To Contact The Tourette Syndrome Association - Washington State Chapter:

Information line:
206-621-2108 (The national TSA Information and Referral Department is 718-224-2999, ext 245.)

E-mail:
tsawashingtonchapter@yahoo.com

Address:
Tourette Syndrome Association of WA
318 West Galer Street
Seattle, WA 98119

Tourette Syndrome Association of Washington and Oregon Board of Directors

Todd Henry, J.D., M.P.A., Chair    
Erin Farrar, Vice Chair
Bernadette Witty, B.S., Secretary    
Margreet de Leeuw, Treasurer
Margret Elofson    
Carroll Frye
Cori Hartje, M.A., B.S.    
Brad Hawkins
Carole Jones    
Bernadette Witty, B.S., Chair Emeritus

Tourette Syndrome Association of Washington and Oregon Professional Advisory Board

Jack Arrell    
Sheila M. Brommel, PhD, LISW
Mark Chrisman    
Michelle R. Henry, RN, BSN, BS
Stan Jeppesen, Pharm.D.    
George Lynn, M.A., M.P.A., L.M.H.C
Ala Mofidi, PhD, MBA    
David Pomeroy, M.D.
Holsey Satterwhite, MSW, M.Ed.    
Gregory N. Southworth, M.B.A., M.S., LPC
Sharon Thetford, Ph.D.    
Samuel Zinner, M.D.

Please report errors and broken links to tsawashingtonchapter@yahoo.com