On October 1st, 2011 Joyce Witt conducted her first Ft. Myers support group!  This support group serves for Lee Charlotte and Collier counties!  Join in the fun at the South County Regional Library.  Click on Support Groups for more information.

Make sure to mark your calenders for January 5th-8th, 2012 for the Walt Disney World Marathon.  Walk or run for TSA in this 5K Family Fun Run.  There is half and full marathons, as well as, kid's races.  You can register online at www.tsa-usa.org.

You can help by sponsoring our Team in the Florida STEP UP for TS! Walk

Your tax deductible gift will help the National TSA and TSA-FL Youth Ambassador Program provide programs and services for people diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome. It will help TSA educate teachers about students with TS, develop quality awareness materials to educate the community and fund a worldwide cutting edge research program to identify the cause and find a cure for TS.

TSA Florida Youth Ambassador Nathaniel Ray gives peer presentations in school and discusses his experiences with Orlando Sentinel writer Fernando Quintero.
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Picture Courtesy of Orlando Sentinel

Many youth with a tic disorder experience distress about having tics and how others may perceive them. Such symptoms are often more impairing and distressing than are the tics, themselves, and negatively impact self-concept, functioning, and quality of life. Although pharmacological and behavioral treatments exist that target the frequency and severity of tics, no intervention has been developed that is specific to youth with tics that helps them cope with their condition and limit associated functional impairment and distress.