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6/25/2008 - Resolution on National Tourette Syndrome Day |
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Thank you, Madam Speaker. Today I rise to help raise awareness of
Tourette Syndrome. This is a misunderstood disorder that affects an
unknown number of Americans. The experts think that maybe 200,000 of
us suffers from this neurological disorder, although no one really
knows because it often goes undiagnosed.
That
is why we need to increase awareness and applaud those who do that work
on a daily basis. In my home state, the New Jersey Center for Tourette
Syndrome and Associated Disorders provides an innovative,
multi-disciplinary, multi-institutional approach to treatment for those
New Jersey families with Tourette Syndrome. It is the first and only
program of its kind in the nation and serves as a model for other
centers. In concert with the State legislature, they declared every
Wednesday in New Jersey as Tourette Syndrome Day to call attention to
this disorder. In order to continue to bring awareness to this
disorder, today I will introduce a resolution supporting the
designation of a National Tourette Syndrome Day.
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