NEW JERSEY CENTER FOR TOURETTE SYDROME AND ASSOCIATED DISORDERS IN

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.