Chapters and Support Groups
Our Chapters and Support Groups provide local support across the nation for families, individuals, and adults with Tourette Syndrome and Tic Disorders and the professionals who serve them.
Phone: 888-4-TOURET | Email: elizabeth.barker@tourette.org
Alabama
Support Group of Central Alabama
• Email: tourettecentralal@yahoo.com
Tourette Association Southeast Regional Centers of Excellence – institutions working collaboratively across the states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia and South Carolina
Website:
UF Center for Movement Disorders & Neurorestoration
3450 Hull Road, 4th Floor Gainesville, FL 32607
Contact Heather Simpson, OTR/L
Phone: 352-294-5385
Fax: 352-294-5399
Email: simph@shands.ufl.edu
Alaska
Email: support@tourette.org
Arizona
Email: TouretteArizona@gmail.com
Website: https://www.facebook.com/tsarizona
Arkansas
Support Group of Northwest Arkansas
Email: Support@Tourette.org
California
Northern California/Hawaii Chapter
Email: TaaNorCalHawaii@gmail.com
Website: https://www.facebook.com/groups/151968478508757/?ref=bookmarks
Southern California Chapter
Phone: 323-307-2032
Email: Aisha.Khan@tourette.org
Website: http://www.socal.taaorg
Facebook: https://facebook.com/groups/311427567715/
Tourette Association Center of Excellence University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
Director: John Piacentini, Ph.D.
Co-Director: James McCracken, M.D.
Phone: (310)206-6649
Colorado
Denver Metropolitan Area TAA Support Group
Leader: Jefferson Kellogg
Email: denvertaa@gmail.com
Phone: 240-723-0708
Northern Colorado/Wyoming TAA Support Group
Leader: Kathryn Carroll
Phone: 970-692-3307
Colorado TAA Website
coloradotaa.com
Connecticut
Connecticut Chapter
Email: cttourettechapter@gmail.com
Website: https://www.facebook.com/ConnecticutTouretteAssociation/
Tourette Association Center of Excellence Yale Child Study Center, New Haven, CT
Director: Robert King, M.D.
Co-Director: Michael Bloch, M.D.
Phone: (203) 772-0083
Delaware
Email: Support@Tourette.org
Florida
Florida Chapter
Phone: 727-418-0240
Email: director@tsa-fl.org
Website: http://www.tsa-fl.org/
Tourette Association Southeast Regional Centers of Excellence – institutions working collaboratively across the states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia and South Carolina
Website:
UF Center for Movement Disorders & Neurorestoration
3450 Hull Road, 4th Floor Gainesville, FL 32607
Contact Heather Simpson, OTR/L
Phone: 352-294-5385
Fax: 352-294-5399
Email: simph@shands.ufl.edu
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
Director: Michael Okun, M.D.
Co-Director: Irene Malaty, M.D.
(352) 294-5400
University of South Florida
St. Petersburg, FL
Director: Tanya Murphy, M.D.
Co-Director: Adam Lewin, Ph.D.
(727) 767-8230
Georgia
Email: Support@Tourette.org
Tourette Association Southeast Regional Centers of Excellence – institutions working collaboratively across the states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia and South Carolina.
UF Center for Movement Disorders & Neurorestoration
3450 Hull Road, 4th Floor Gainesville, FL 32607
Contact Heather Simpson, OTR/L
Phone: 352-294-5385
Fax: 352-294-5399
Email: simph@shands.ufl.edu
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, AL
Director: Leon Dure, M.D.
Co-Director: Jan Rowe, OTR/L, FAOTA
(205) 638-6820
Hawaii
Northern California/Hawaii Chapter
Email: TaaNorCalHawaii@gmail.com
Website: https://www.facebook.com/groups/151968478508757/?ref=bookmarks
Idaho
Support Group of Idaho Falls
Email: Support@Tourette.org
Illinois
Phone: 847-526-8660
Email: tsaillinois@yahoo.com
Website: https://www.facebook.com/taaillinois
Indiana
Phone: 317-762-8720
Email: Tourettesindiana@gmail.com
Iowa
Support Group of Iowa
Email: Support@Tourette.org
Support Group of NE Iowa (also serves SE Minnesota & SW Wisconsin)
Email: Support@Tourette.org
Kansas
Email: Support@Tourette.org
Kentucky
Support Groups of Kentucky
Email: Support@Tourette.org
Louisiana
Support Group of Louisiana
Email: Support@Tourette.org
Maine
Maine/New Hampshire Chapter – Serving Maine and New Hampshire
Email: Support@Tourette.org
Maryland
Mid-Atlantic Chapter – Serving Maryland, Virginia, and Washington DC
Email: Support@Tourette.org
Tourette Association Center of Excellence Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD
Director: Harvey Singer, M.D.
Co-Director: Marcos Grados, M.D.
(410) 955-4259
Massachusetts
Massachusetts Chapter
Email: Support@Tourette.org
Tourette Association Center of Excellence Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
Director – Jeremiah Scharf, M.D., Ph.D.
Co-Director: Sabine Wilhelm, Ph.D.
Michigan
Michigan Chapter
Email: Michigan@Tourette.org
Website: Facebook
Minnesota
Minnesota Chapter
Phone: 612-759-7112
Email: Support@Tourette.org
Mississippi
Support Group of Memphis, TN(also serves Northern Mississippi)
Email: ms.gulfcoast@tourette.support
Missouri
Missouri Chapter
Phone: 314-984-9019
Email: missouritsa@yahoo.com
Website: missouritsa.org
Tourette Association Center of Excellence Children’s Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO
Kansas City, MO
Director: Keith Coffman, M.D.
Co-Director: James Batterson, M.D.
(816) 234-3674
Montana
Email: Support@Tourette.org
Nebraska
Email: Support@Tourette.org
Nevada
Support Group of Southern Nevada
Contact the Tourette Association at 718-224-2999, x251
New Hampshire
Maine/New Hampshire Chapter – Serving Maine and New Hampshire
Email: Support@Tourette.org
New Mexico
New Mexico Chapter
Email: TourettesNM@gmail.com
New York
Long Island Chapter
Phone: 516-590-7551
Email longisland.tsa@gmail.com
Website: http://www.li-tsa.org
Facebook: https://facebook.com/longIslandtsa
New York City Chapter
Phone: 646-395-0162
Email: chapter@tsa-nyc.org
Website: http://www.tsa-nyc.org/
Hudson Valley Chapter (Westchester, Rockland, Orange, and Putnam counties)
Phone: 914-378-5025
Email: info@tsa-nyhv.org
Website: http://www.tsa-nyhv.org
Greater New York State Chapter
Phone: 716-839-4430
Email: conners@roadrunner.com
Website: http://www.tsa-gnys.org/
Tourette Association Centers of Excellence
Weill Cornell Medical College
New York, NY
Director: John Walkup, M.D.
Co-Director: Shannon Bennett, Ph.D.
(212) 746 1891
Northwell Health
Manhasset, NY
Director: Cathy Budman, M.D.
Co-Director: Jane Zwilling, Psy.D.
(516) 562-3223
University of Rochester Medical Center
Rochester, NY
Director: Jonathan Mink, M.D., Ph.D.
Co-Director: Heather Adams, Ph.D.
(585) 275-2808
Ichan School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, NY
Director: Barbara Coffey, M.D.
Co-Director: Wayne Goodman, M.D.
(212) 659-1677
North Carolina
Greater Carolinas Tourette Support Group
Contact: Heather Ramsey
Email: heatherkramsey@yahoo.com or tictalktour@gmail.com
Facebook group (private): Greater Carolinas Tourette Syndrome Support Group
Facebook (public): Tic Talk Tour page
Instagram (public): @tictalktour
Support Group Meetings:
-Greater Charlotte area – Heather Ramsey
heatherkramsey@yahoo.com
-All other areas – Heather Ramsey
heatherkramsey@yahoo.com
North Dakota
Support Group of North Dakota
Email: Support@Tourette.org
Ohio
Ohio Chapter
Email: Support@Tourette.org
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Chapter
Email: tsaokla@gmail.com
Website: http://www.tsa-ok.org
Oregon
Washington/Oregon Chapter Serving Washington and Oregon
Email: TS.PortlandOr@gmail.com
Pennsylvania
Eastern Pennsylvania (Philadelphia) Chapter
Phone: 215-740-4690
Email: tsa.eastern.pa@gmail.com
Website: www.tsaepa.org
Puerto Rico
Tourette Syndrome Association of Puerto Rico
Email: Support@Tourette.org
Rhode Island
Rhode Island Chapter
Email: Support@Tourette.org
South Carolina
Greater Carolinas Tourette Support Group
Contact: Heather Ramsey
heatherkramsey@yahoo.com or tictalktour@gmail.com
Facebook group (private): Greater Carolinas Tourette Syndrome Support Group
Facebook (public): Tic Talk Tour page
Instagram (public): @tictalktour
SUPPORT GROUP MEETINGS:
-Greater Rock Hill area – Heather Ramsey
heatherkramsey@yahoo.com
-Greater Columbia area – Southeast Tourette Center of Excellence at USC Palmetto Health
3555 Harden St. Extension, Suite 141
Columbia, SC 29203
Phone: 803-434-4300
(803) 434-4221
Dr. Kenneth Phelps
-All other areas – Heather Ramsey
heatherkramsey@yahoo.com
Tourette Association Southeast Regional Centers of Excellence – institutions working collaboratively across the states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia and South Carolina
Website:
UF Center for Movement Disorders & Neurorestoration
3450 Hull Road, 4th Floor Gainesville, FL 32607
Contact Heather Simpson, OTR/L
Phone: 352-294-5385
Fax: 352-294-5399
Email: simph@shands.ufl.edu
South Dakota
Email: Support@Tourette.org
Tennessee
Support Group of Memphis
Email: MidTNTourette@gmail.com
Texas
Texas Chapter
Phone: 281-238-8096 or 1-866-896-8484
Email: TouretteTexas@aol.com
Website: http://www.tourettetexas.org/
Facebook:https://facebook.com/TouretteTexas
Twitter: @Tourette_Texas
Tourette Association of America Center of Excellencee Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
Director: Joseph Jankovic, M.D.
Co-Director: Suzanne Mouton-Odum, Ph.D.
(713) 798-7438
Utah
Utah Chapter
Email: Support@Tourette.org
Tourette Association Center of Excellence at the University of Utah
Resource Referral Line: 801-585-1086
Salt Lake City, UT
Director: Michael Himle, Ph.D.
Co-Director: David Shprecher D.O.
(801) 585-7575
Clinic website:
Email: Eva.Tukuafu@hsc.utah.edu
Vermont
Support Group of Vermont
Email: Support@Tourette.org
Virginia
Mid-Atlantic Chapter – Serving Maryland, Virginia, and Washington DC
Email: Support@Tourette.org
Washington
Washington/Oregon Chapter Serving Washington and Oregon
Email: NWWATourette@gmail.com
Washington D.C.
Mid-Atlantic Chapter – Serving Maryland, Virginia, and Washington DC
Email: Support@Tourette.org
West Virginia
Contact the Tourette Association at 718-224-2999, x251
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Chapter
Email: taawichapter@gmail.com
Wyoming
Rocky Mountain Region Chapter
Serving Colorado and Wyoming
Email: Support@Tourette.org
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