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
Lending Library
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.)

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Current NEWS and upcoming EVENTS
UPDATED 2008, Feb 26

TSA Washington and Oregon is pleased to be one of several co-sponsors of BRIGHTER TOMORROWS: Best in the Northwest Special Needs Conference. The conference will have information about special education advocacy, legal system advocacy, health, therapies, and caregiver issues.

The conference's primary sponsor is the Wyatt Holliday Foundation.

Spend Friday, March 7 and/or Saturday, March 8 at Saint Martin's University in Lacey, Washington for this important conference. This is the second year of this conference for parents of children with complex medical and/or behavioral needs.

Among the many people who will be presenting at the conference are Bette Lamont (development movement therapist), Dan Olmsed (AgeOfAutism.com), and Andrew Cuddy, Esq. (Special education advocacy).

Registration discounts are available for anyone who joints the Exceptional Families Network, which is affiliated with the Wyatt Holliday Foundation. Membership is free.

For more information about the Exceptional Families Network and the conference, visit http://www.wyattshouse.org/

New Book about Asperger's Syndrome includes chapter about Tourette Syndrome (TS)

The Asperger Plus Child: How to Identify and Help Children with Asperger Syndrome and Seven Common Co-Existing Conditions is written by George T. Lynn, M.A., M.P.A., L.M.H.C. with Joanne Barrie Lynn. Mr. Lynn is a counselor based in Bellevue, Washington .

This book is written for parents, foster parents, teachers, social workers, counselors and health care professionals.

Mr. Lynn recently joined the Tourette Syndrome Association of Washington and Oregon's Professional Advisory Board. Mr. Lynn has been a friend of our chapter for many years.

To order The Asperger Plus Child visit www.childspirit.com.

New Book by Oliver Sacks

Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain, the new book by Oliver Sacks, MD, has been climbing the charts since its release in October. Dr. Sacks made appearances in Portland and in Seattle to promote this book, which includes a chapter on Tourette Syndrome and music. This book is published by Knopf.

Sacks is the neurologist and author who has written other best sells as Awakenings and The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat. Dr. Sacks has been a friend of TSA for many years.

An upcoming edition of Connections, the TSA Washington and Oregon Newsletter will feature a book review of Musicophilia!

If you would like to be added to or removed from our e-mail list, or if you need to update your e-mail address, please e-mail us at tsawashingtonchapter@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

Samuel Zinner, M.D.

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