Tourette Syndrome Association, Inc.

Massachusetts Chapter 2007

National Office Massachusetts Chapter President: Dawn Erickson

42-40 Bell Boulevard 16 Fieldstone Way Vice President: Jeffrey Swift

Bayside, NY 11361 Plymouth, MA 02360 Secretary: Chrissy Joyal

(718) 224-2999 (617) 277-7589 Treasurer: Liliane Larsen

Dear Friends,

Welcome! Thank you for contacting the Massachusetts Chapter of the Tourette Syndrome Association. We are an all-volunteer organization with the primary goal of helping families affected by TS. Our services include the following:

Parent Support Groups: South Shore contact Jeff Swift at swiftcape@aol.com

Taunton contact Chrissy Joyal at chrissyjoyal@gmail.com

Education In-Service Trainings: Contact MA TSA to schedule one for your school. This service is available on a limited basis.

Lending Library: A video resource center with popular videos including the nationally featured HBO Documentary “I Have Tourettes, But Tourettes Doesn’t Have Me” which gives voice to children ages eight to thirteen who have this disorder by presenting a candid, wide-ranging look at the lives of children growing up with TS. The “You’ve Got A Friend” video is a presentation about TS narrated by teenagers for school-aged children (great for classroom presentations for grades

1-5). “A Regular Kid, That’s Me,” which was produced for educators, and “Twist and Shout,” a documentary by Laurel Chiten, featuring adults with TS.

For more information, please contact Anne Boisvert by email at 1boisvert@comcast.net or phone at (508) 998-1350 evenings.

Social and Fundraising Events: Yearly family events such as Family Fun Night at the Lowell Spinners or Brockton Rocks (baseball), Boston museums, Movie Day and more. Please check our website for updates and sign-up information.

Web Site: The web site address for the Massachusetts chapter is: http://www.tsamass.org.

Most informational materials are easily available from our national office.

The web site for National TSA is http://tsa-usa.org.

If you haven’t already, we strongly urge you to become a member of the National Tourette Syndrome Association. You will be supporting the services of both the national organization and the Massachusetts chapter, since a portion of your dues comes back to our chapter. You can find membership information on our web sites or by calling the national office at (718) 224-2999.

Again, welcome and thank you for contacting the Massachusetts TSA. If you have any questions or need further information, please feel free to call. And please let us know if you would like to become involved as a volunteer. We can always use more help and new ideas!

Sincerely,

Massachusetts Tourette Syndrome Association Volunteers