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Laua Drew and I are attempting to organize a State Chapter of the Tourette Syndrome Association for North Carolina.We had our first meeting at the Chapel Hill Public Library on August 11, 2001 We are looking forward to having more meetings across the state as the year progresses. If you would like additional information please feel free to contact either of us at the addresses below.
Laura can be reached at: laura_m_drew@yahoo.com
I can be reached at: gary792@iname.com
Our next scheduled meetings are listed below:

Jacksonville

Saturday, Dec. 1 from 1pm - 4pm

Onslow Co. Library

58 Doris Ave. E

Jacksonville, NC

"Beating Holiday Stress"- Art table for Kids. We will be adding this art to our web site! Tips on managing Holiday Stress, Gift Ideas for TS, ADD and Motor Skills Development.

Asheboro

Saturday, Jan 19 from 11am - 1pm

Liberty Public Library

239 S. Fayetteville St.

Asheboro, NC

"Bracing for End of Grade Tests"- Strategies for handling test taking stress.

Statesville

Saturday, Feb 23 from 1pm - 4pm

Location to be determined

"The Grown-Up World of TS- Strategies for dealing with TS as an adult" (be it an adult w/TS or the adult parent of a child w/TS) THIS MEETING WILL DEAL WITH ADULT ISSUES, children are discouraged from attending. Viewing "The Tic Code", starring: Gregory Hines, Polly Draper. 91 minutes Rated R for language. A 10-year-old piano genius wants to become a jazz pianist, against his instructor's wishes to study classical. His interest, with the help of his mother (Draper) leads him to a jazz star (Hines), and the two form a fast bond, accellerated by their discovery that they both suffer from Tourette's Syndrome.
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