NEW JERSEY CENTER FOR TOURETTE

MISSION STATEMENT TO ENSURE CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH TOURETTE SYNDROME ARE EMPOWERED AND ACCEPTED THROUGH EDUCATION, ADVOCACY AND RESEARCH. VISION STATEMENT A COMMUNITY IN WHICH THOSE WITH TS AND ASSOCIATED DISORDERS ARE UNDERSTOOD AND EMPOWERED. THE VISION STATEMENT MAKES A COMMITMENT TO THE FUTURE WHERE TS WILL NO LONGER BE MISUNDERSTOOD AND UNRECOGNIZED AS A CONDITION THAT CURRENTLY AFFECTS ONE MILLION PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES. VALUES F - FORWARD THINKING - INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO MANAGING ALL AREAS OF THE BUSINESS. A - ACCEPTING - CREATING A COMMUNITY WHERE PEOPLE WITH TS ARE ACCEPTED. I - INSPIRING - EMPOWERING THOSE WITH TS TO SELF-ADVOCATE. T - TRANSFORMATIVE - CHANGING THE LIVES OF THOSE AFFECTED BY THE DISORDER.