On Sunday, March 7th, the Palm Beach Support Group has its first meeting.  Although there had, at one time, been a support group in that area, it has been dormant for many years.  One of this year's TSA Florida Youth Ambassador selections, Jordan Bernstein, convinced his parents to rekindle the group.  Seth and Rona Bernstein have been actively helping both the national and Florida TSA for several years helping to coordinate TSA conferences in the Palm Beach area.

Family Weekend 2010!

The seventh annual Family Weekend was held on February 19-21, 2010 at the Rotary's Camp Florida in Brandon, Florida. 

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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.

The Summer 2009 edition of the Florida newsletter has gone to print.  If your mailing address is current with TSA Florida you should be receiving a copy in the mail in the near future.  To view the online copy visit newsletters.

Trash-it for Tourette!

The 2009 Lake Minneola Splash Bash took place on May 17th.  The Barr family hosted an information booth and raised money by taking donations in exchange for an opportunity to smash a car with a sledghammer.  Two donated cars were labeled "Clermont" and "Minneola" offering local residents an opprtunity to bash their respective, rival towns.

Over 400 educator's and health care professionals attended a presentation by Sue Conners and Dr. Alan Peterson at the Kravis Center in West Palm Beach.  Normally a CDC event, Gary Frank from National TSA came to West Palm on a grant from the Quantum Foundation to bring Sue and Dr. Peterson to speak to an eager crowd hoping to learn more about TS.

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