Tourette Association of America

U.S. non-profit organization

The Tourette Association of America (TAA), based in Bayside, New York, United States, is a non-profit voluntary organization and the only US health-related organization serving people with Tourette syndrome. It was founded in 1972 as the Tourette Syndrome Association (TSA), later changing its name.

## History

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The TAA was founded in 1972 as the TSA by five couples, parents of children with Tourette syndrome including Bill and Eleanor Pearl,[1][2] along with psychiatrist Arthur K. Shapiro and his wife, Elaine.[3][4] In 2015, the organization's name was changed from TSA to TAA.[5]

## Mission and structure

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The TAA's mission is to identify the cause of, find the cure for and control the effects of Tourette syndrome. As of 2008, it had 35 US chapters, 300 support groups, and international contacts around the world.[6]

## Activities

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The TSA was "the major driving force in scientific and clinical progress relevant to TS", using its resources to encourage research and scientific initiatives,[7] and working tirelessly to promote information about TS.[1] It worked for recognition of Tourette syndrome as an organic disorder, lobbying the public, the government, and physicians. It is adept at winning grants and shaping media treatment of the condition.[3] Since its inception, research spurred by the organization has grown in volume and sophistication, including controlled treatment studies and studies of pathophysiology and etiology.[8] Many new research findings are the direct result of the organization's "active facilitation of large collaborative research consortia in genetics, neuro-imaging, clinical trials, and the behavioral sciences", and their "concerted effort to identify current research advances, disseminate them among the scientific and clinical communities, and establish networks of basic and clinical scientists from all over the world".[7]

## Media

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In 2005 HBO, in conjunction with the TSA, produced an Emmy Award-winning documentary film, I Have Tourette's but Tourette's Doesn't Have Me.

## References

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1. ^ a b Cohen DJ, Jankovic J, Goetz CG, (eds). Advances in Neurology, Vol. 85, Tourette Syndrome. Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA, 2001, pp. xvii–xviii.
2. ^ Paid Notice: Deaths, Pearl, Eleanor. New York Times, April 13, 1999. Retrieved on February 28, 2008.
3. ^ a b Pagewise, Inc. Tourette syndrome. Archived 2005-02-08 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on June 29, 2006.
4. ^ Kushner, HI. A Cursing Brain?: The Histories of Tourette Syndrome. Harvard University Press, 2000. pp. 176–186. ISBN 0-674-00386-1.
5. ^ A new name.[permanent dead link‍] Tourette Association America. Retrieved on February 15, 2015.
6. ^ Tourette Syndrome Association. About TSA. Retrieved on February 28, 2008.
7. ^ a b Walkup, JT, Mink, JW, Hollenback, PJ, (eds). Advances in Neurology, Vol. 99, Tourette Syndrome. Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA, 2006. p. xv.
8. ^ Black, KJ. Tourette Syndrome and Other Tic Disorders. eMedicine (March 22, 2006). Retrieved on June 27, 2006.

## External links

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* TAA Official Website

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Tourette syndrome

Main|

* Causes and origins
* History
* Management
* Societal and cultural aspects

Terms|

* Coprolalia
* Copropraxia
* Echolalia
* Echophenomenon
* Echopraxia
* Palilalia
* Palipraxia
* PANDAS
* Premonitory urge
* Sensory phenomena
* Tic
* Tic disorder
* Tourettism

Assessment tools|

* Yale Global Tic Severity Scale
* Premonitory Urge for Tics Scale
* Shapiro TS Severity Scale
* Tourette Syndrome Clinical Global Impression
* Tourette's Disorder Scale
* Autism—Tics, AD/HD, and other Comorbities
* Motor tic, Obsessions and compulsions, Vocal tic Evaluation Survey

People|

* Jean-Martin Charcot
* Donald J. Cohen
* Georges Gilles de la Tourette
* Tim Howard
* Jean Marc Gaspard Itard
* Samuel Johnson
* James F. Leckman
* Arthur K. Shapiro

Organizations|

* Tourette Association of America
* Tourette Canada
* Tourettes Action
* Yale Child Study Center

Media|

* 75 Watts
* Front of the Class
* Hichki
* I Have Tourette's but Tourette's Doesn't Have Me
* John's Not Mad
* Las Estrellas
* "Le Petit Tourette"
* Maze
* Motherless Brooklyn
* Quit It
* The Secret Life of Lele Pons
* The Tic Code
* Tic Talk: Living with Tourette Syndrome

Authority control databases |

* ISNI

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