Past Events
Educator & Allied Professionals Conference in West Palm Beach
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.
Presenters:
Susan Conners, M. Ed. Education Specialist Tourette Syndrome Association (TSA), a career educator known for effective and lively education presentations on Tourette Syndrome & Associated Disorders In The Classroom and School. She is a co-author of the TSA educators’ in-service and travels widely training professionals and families on Tourette Syndrome. She has presented on Tourette Syndrome to many national organizations and to officials of the US Dept. of Education.
Dr. Alan Peterson, Ph.D., ABPP is currently a professor at the University of Texas Health and Sciences Center in the psychiatry department located in San Antonio Texas. He is also the Director of the Center for Clinical Health and Psychology Research at the Wilford Hall Medical Center and is a research consultant for the Brook Army Medical Center’s Department of Behavioral Medicine in Texas. He was the proud recipient of a grant from the Tourette Syndrome Association to lead a project for the translation of tic assessment measures to Spanish.
The Kravis Center for the Performing Arts Cohen Pavilion 701 Okeechobee Blvd. West Palm Beach, FL 33401
Family Weekend
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Family Weekend 2010
Family Weekend 2010!
The seventh annual Family Weekend was held on February 19-21, 2010 at the Rotary's Camp Florida in Brandon, Florida.
Family Weekend 2009
Family weekend 2009 was held on February... at the Rotary Camp in Brandon, FL
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Family Weekend 2007
Family Weekend 2007
The fifth annual Family Weekend on February 9-11, 2007 was enjoyed by over 120 that attended the event at the Rotary Camp in Brandon, Florida. After the traditional “fish fry” dinner on Friday evening, families were entertained with the music of Scott “Twitch” Anderson.
On Saturday while the children joined their counselors and participated in various activities with a pirate theme, the adults heard Susan Connors, Education Specialist for the TSA National office in New York, discussed Education Issues and Tourette Syndrome. Sue offered suggestions for accommodations beneficial in the school setting and answered questions on how to get help at school.
After lunch, Elaine Shimberg, author the book, Living With Tourette Syndrome
Following Elaine Shimberg’s presentation, Donna Sakuta, Executive Director for the Florida Chapter, spoke on the topic “Executive Dysfunction; How to Help your Child Get Organized.” Donna discussed how Executive Dysfunction affects student performance at school and offered suggestions and strategies to help build organizational skills.
Following a spaghetti dinner Saturday night, those in attendance enjoyed makings s’mores around the campfire.
Visit Twitch.us for more of Scott's music.
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