NJCTS - New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome and Associated Disorders, Inc. - Collaborations and Partnerships for the Tourette Syndrome Community

Services Provided

Services Provided

Services provided

Coordinated services for children and adults living with TS

  • Helpline for doctors, teachers, newly diagnosed families
    and others seeking information and support
  • Advocacy on behalf of people with TS and their families
  • Statewide newsletter with information of interest to
    legislators, doctors, educators, and TS families
  • Comprehensive and helpful website; www.njcts.org
  • We can refer TS families to a network of neurologists,
    psychologists, psychiatrists and social workers
  • Wednesday Webinars – monthly online seminars with
    topics of interest to the TS community
  • Annual Children’s Scholarship Award given to a graduating
    NJ high school senior diagnosed with TS to further his/her
    education at a college or technical school
  • Annual Educator of the Year Award given to a NJ educator who
    has made a significant difference in the life of a child with TS
  • Annual Healthcare Provider of the Year Award given to a
    NJ medical professional who has made a significant difference
    in the life of a child with TS
  • Statewide inservice education, liaison and training for educators,
    students and school administrators including college workshops
  • Inservices, hospital grand rounds and workshops for
    clinical professionals
  • Rutgers University/TSANJ Tourette Syndrome Partnership –
    a practicum for doctoral students to study TS, work with
    TS families and develop programs specifically for TS families
  • NJCTS Cell & DNA Sharing Repository – the nation’s
    first sharing repository of human cells and DNA for
    Tourette Syndrome Research