Every child

DESERVES ACCEPTANCE AND SUPPORT

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Tourette Syndrome IS A

NEUROLOGICAL DISORDER

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Tourette Syndrome

ISN’T A JOKE

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Nau mai, haere mai, welcome!

Join our community and encourage those living with Tourette Syndrome to tic loud and tic proud!

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Become a Member

Join our community/hapori of like-minded people to find friendship, support and take part in our events.

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Attend Camp Twitch

Camp Twitch is our annual get together for those living with Tourette Syndrome and their families.

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Hear our Stories

Our brave members talk candidly and openly about what life is like living with Tourette Syndrome.

Our vision

Is that every child born with Tourette Syndrome (TS) grows up in a world that supports and encourages them to be the best that they can be.
Awareness and acceptance of the diversity and celebrating the strengths and talents that our children/tamariki possess makes all the difference.
The Tourette’s Association of New Zealand’s mission is to grow fantasTIC kids who go on to lead the world one tic at a time.

What We Do and Why

Living with a disorder that is as physical and intrusive as Tourette Syndrome is challenging.
Being that it is a rare genetic disorder the diagnosis rates are low. In a small country like New Zealand often a child diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome, and his/her family, are the only ones in their school or town.
This can become very isolating when little is known about the disorder and feeling alone is a very common theme among our families.
It was the need to find support that lead to the Association being formed in 2013. That year it become a registered charity and has continued to grow in strength and numbers ever since.

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