May Meeting~Katy TS Support Group

Wednesday, May 14, 2008

From 7:00- 8:30 PM
Christus St. Catherine Hospital on Fry Rd., in Katy
Second Floor, Classroom B
Adult and Children’s Groups Meet Separately
Refreshments Provided 

Feel free to invite a teacher, nurse, friend, family member or anyone else who you think would benefit from attending our meeting.

Guest Speaker: Livinia Johnson
Topic: Tracking Tourette’s

 Livinia Johnson has her Masters in Administration and Supervision as well as 12 years of experience in Special Education and Behavior Management. She is currently a Special Education Advisor and works directly with students and teachers. She will be presenting a PowerPoint presentation and allow time for a question and answer time.

The views and recommendations expressed by speaker(s) at these support group meetings are not necessarily endorsed or promoted by the TSA of Texas or the Tourette Syndrome Association. The speaker’s views are provided for your information only.  

TS AWARENESS MONTH COMING!

TS Awareness Baggies will be available for you to pick up at the meeting. Please be thinking now of who you would like to give a TS Awareness Baggie to and other ways to spread the news about Tourette’s syndrome. The children will be drawing pictures with the theme of TS during their group. We’ll have lots of drawing paper, pencils, crayons, and markers! We hope to include these in our TS Newsletter.

Notes from the April Meeting

There were 18 in attendance. Since the April meeting was just a couple of days after Daryl and Barbara returned from the TSA National Conference, Barbara shared an overview of the conference and the Trip to the Hill. Following the overview, Barbara led the group in a presentation from one of the sessions that she had attended entitled: “ When My Worries Get Too Big!” Handouts will be available at the May meeting if you didn’t make it last month. Ideas were discussed for a “School’s Out!” June meeting. It was decided to keep our regular meeting time and place at Christus St. Catherine and make it another Video Game Night for the kids. This is “no cost” entertainment and the kids love it! It allows time for the parents to visit while the kids are kept busy and the kids get to interact with each other. This time the meal is “Pot Luck.” All family members are invited and asked to bring a favorite dish. Volunteers will also be needed to provide drinks and dessert. Please contact Barbara for more information at darbar4@comcast.net.

Watch for updates soon regarding the meetings for the rest of 2008 and don’t forget to check www.tourettetexas.org regularly.

Any questions, contact:

Daryl or Barbara Brister

Katy TS Support Group Leaders

TSA of Texas Executive Board

Tee-Off for Tourette Tournament Chairmen

darbar4@ comcast.net

281-395-5392

March Meeting Notes

We had 31 in attendance. Our speaker was Hal Kadmon, son of the TSA of Texas executive director, Sheryl Kadmon. Hal has Tourette’s syndrome and shared his past struggles and present successes. After talking to the parents’ group and answering various questions, Hal then spent some time visiting with the kids. The weekend camp, du Ballon Rouge was discussed and parents also had an opportunity to discuss various issues they were currently dealing with. Since it was St. Patrick’s Day, the kids made shamrock crafts and decorated cookies with icing and green sprinkles.