News & Highlights
EUROPEAN TOURETTE SYNDROME RESEARCH SURVEY
2 November 20170 comments
Tourettes Action is conducting the first ever European Tourette Syndrome Research Survey! For the first time ever patients and their families with Tourette Syndrome across lots of EU countries (11 different languages) are invited to help us tell researchers what they would like Tourette Syndrome research to focus on. This questionnaire is for patients and their families who have TS. This questionnaire is anonymous and the results will be reported at the ESSTS (European Society for the study of Tourette Syndrome conference in 2018) and elsewhere.read more
Please donate 1% of your tax - advertisement campaign in the media
15 March 20160 comments
Within the project "With Tourette Syndrom Across Poland" the Tourette Syndrome Association of Poland decided to pay for a newspaper advertisement in several media like psychological magazine "Charaktery", "Gazeta Wyborcza", "Radio Kolor", Polskie Radio. Please donate 1 % of your tax for the benefit of the Tourette Syndrom Association of Poland.read more
Project Close-Out Conference and Annual General Meeting
13 March 20160 comments
On Apr 9th 2016 is taking place an international conference on Tourette Syndrome - a project close-out meeting of project "With Tourette Syndrome Across Poland". Besides foreign partners and the leaders of the project to the conference were invitated also doctors and experts who are specalized in Tourette Syndrome. After the conference wil be taking place an Annual General Meeting of the Tourette Association of Poland where the Annual State of the Association Report and Financial report 2015 will be presented and approved. An Agenda is given below.read more
With Tourette Across Poland at the University of Gdansk
10 March 20160 comments
On 9th March 2016 at the Department of Social Sciences at the University of Gdansk took place an awareness action on Tourette Syndrome. The Action was held by three local project assistants Aneta Łukwińska, Justyna Skowrońska and Patrycja Ciurkowska from three different pomerian regions of Poland. read more
"Tourette Syndrome. The Facts" - Register of libraries in Lodz
9 March 20160 comments
The Tourette Association of Poland presents a register of libraries in the region of Lodz which offers the second edition of the translated book "Tourette Syndrome. The Facts" by M. Robertson , A. Cavanna.read more
Training for school staff within the project "With Tourette Syndrome Across Poland"
7 March 20160 comments
On 10th Februar and 4th March 2016 the volunteer in the project "With Tourette Syndrome Across Poland" Aneta Yükselyalçın held a special training for school staff in Opacie and Trzcinica. The topic of the training was concerned the Tourette Syndrome and the methods how to deal with the illness.read more
Our volunteer at the educational-psychological centre of consulting in Cracow
29 February 20160 comments
On 29th of Feb 2016 a representant of the project "With Tourette Syndrome Across Poland" Joanna Dębicka visited the Educational-psychological centre of consulting in Cracow, where she spoke with the director of the Centre Elwira Zadęcka about Tourette Syndrome.read more
Tourette Associations take part in the animation film workshop
17 February 20160 comments
The represents of the Norwegian, Islandic and Polish Tourette Associations took part in the animation film workshop which was held on Jan 23d - 24th 2016 within the project "With Tourette Syndrome Across Poland". The workshop took place in the famous Polish 3D animation and computer graphik company Platige Image.read more
9th European Conference on Tourette Syndrome and Tic Disorders in Warsaw
16 February 20160 comments
9th European Conference on Tourette Syndrome and Tic Disorders and the 2016 Annual Meeting of the European Society for the Study of Tourette Syndrome will be held on June 8-11, 2016 in Warsaw, Poland.read more
Radio Gdańsk about Tourette Syndrome
15 February 20160 comments
Within the action Human Library which took place in Gdynia on Jan 9th a volunteer in project With Tourette Syndrome Across Poland gave a short interview for Radio Gdańsk - one of the most popular radio station in the region.read more
A new educational film "TOURETTE SYNDROME - facts and myths"
22 January 20160 comments
A new educational film about Tourette Syndrome "TOURETTE SYNDROME - facts and myths"
with English subtitles was released by Tourette Syndrome Association of Poland as part of the project "With Tourette Syndrome Across Poland". Watch the film on YouTube channel of Tourette Syndrome Association of Poland for free.
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A Beautiful Mind With Tourette Syndrome Across Poland
19 January 20160 comments
We highly recommend you reading this article about the differences between mental diseases and the diseases of a brain and the prejudices which are connected with both of them. The article of Piotr Sawczuk and Arkadiusz Kaczanowski was appeared in print in the magazine "Human". In the background you can feel the touch of the project "With Tourette Syndrome Across Poland".read more
The story of Julka Wojtkowiak in Tygodnik Śremski
17 January 20160 comments
On Jan, 8th 2016 in the local newspaper "Tygodnik Śremski" in a small town Śrem appeared in print an article about Julia Wojtkowiak who is an 8 y.o. girl suffering from Tourette Syndrome. The article is a result of action of Ewa Komorowska - a leader of the region Great Poland in the project "With Tourette Syndrome Across Poland". Ewa Komorowska encouraged the mother of Julia mrs. Monika Wojtkowiak to join the activities of the Tourette Syndrome Association of Poland. read more
Human Library Project in Gdynia
29 December 20150 comments
On Jan 9 th 2016 in Gdynia will be held a Human Library. In the event will particpate the volunteer of the project With Tourette Syndrom Across Poland from the region Gdańsk Agnieszka Małek. She will be talking about Tourette Syndroms and the methods of coping with the disorder.read more
Tourette Volunteers at the Christmas Athletic Indoor Competition in Cracow
20 December 20150 comments
On Dec 2d 2015 in the sports hall of the Physical Education College in Cracow took place a Christmas Athletic Indoor Competition. In the event took part two volunteers from the project With Tourette Syndrome Across Poland Joanna and Wiktor Dębiccy. The Volunteers from the region Lesser Poland at the special information desk distributed materials and information about Tourette Syndrome, met local people and answered all questions asked by the interested public.read more
With Tourette Across Poland at Julka Wojtkowiak´s parents in Śrem
19 December 20150 comments
On Dec, 18th 2015 a volunteer from the region Greater Poland Ewa Komorowska met Julka Wojtkowiak (8 y.o.), who is suffering from Tourette Syndrom. In the meeting took part also a journalist from the local newspaper Tygodnik Śremski Katarzyna Baksalary who is going to write an article about Tourette Syndrom and the life with Tourette Syndrome.read more
Human Library in Gdańsk
10 December 20150 comments
Within the Week of Human Rights took place on Dec 10th 2015 in Gdańsk a Human Library. One of the living books was a volunteer from the project With Tourette Across Poland organised by the Tourette Syndrom Association of Poland Agnieszka Małek. She spoke about Tourette Syndrome and her experiences as a mom of a boy who is suffering from the Tourette Syndrome. read more
Launching A Tourette Blog
8 December 20150 comments
In the beginning of December 2015 has been launched an internet blog about Tourette Syndrome. Of the administration of the blog will be taking care the volunteer of the project With Tourette Across Poland from the region Lodz Piotr Chojna. We invite you to read the contents of the blog, any contributions and handy hints will be appreciated.read more
Tourette Syndrome on Congress of the Neuropsychological Society
6 December 20150 comments
The project With Tourette Syndrome Across Poland was present on the Congress of the Neuropsychological Society that took place in Gdańsk on Nov. 21-22 2015. The representatives of the Tourette Syndrome Association of Poland had a information stand where the congress participants could get some information about Tourette Syndrome.read more
Second training about Tourette Syndrome at the Silesian Medical University
3 December 20150 comments
On Dec, 3d 2015 a volunteer from the project With Tourette Syndrome Across Poland Agata Macoch gave a lecture about Tourette Syndrome for the freshmen at the Silesian Medical University in Katowice. read more
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