PA Tourette Syndrome Alliance

09/02/2025

Most of our PATSA families have gone back to school, today or within the past couple weeks, and these tips below can be helpful during this time!

A few tips for encouraging and supporting executive functioning skills at the start of the school year: https://www.theottoolbox.com/executive-functioning-in-school/

09/01/2025

Happy Labor Day everyone!

08/31/2025

It’s simply love.

08/28/2025

The 2025 Pumpkin Run is open for registration! Check out the givebutter registration site for more info.

https://givebutter.com/PRUN25

08/28/2025

This looks like a great training for the Educators or others that work with students! Behaviors and emotions are something that some students with Tourette also struggle with at school.

Now Enrolling: ES Intensive Skills Training – Fall Series! Co-Hosted with CSIU / Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit / IU 16 📢

This three-day series will equip teams with evidence-based strategies to support students with emotional behavior disorders 💪

🗓️ September 18 | October 16 | November 20
🕘 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
📍 CSIU 16 – Milton, PA

🎯 Topics Include:
✔️ Instructional routines & classroom structure
✔️ Academic & behavioral skills
✔️ Prevention, de-escalation & replacement strategies

📌 Register now and share with your teams: http://bit.ly/4k3jgbT

08/26/2025

Happy Tuesday! How is your back to school season so far?

In a little under a month we will be at the Tidal Wave car wash for their charity day. For the day to be most effective we will need a little help. If you are interested in knowing more check out the signup genius page here.

PATSA is the highlighted charity for Tidal Wave Charity Day on Friday, Sept 19 at the South Hanover location! We are able to request donations, advertise our services and sell snacks all day! We will also benefit from all the cars that get washed that day!! We need volunteers to help out--but you wo...

08/23/2025

PATSA loves to provide free peer trainings especially at the beginning of the school year to kick things off right! We will work with your child through Zoom to prepare them and explain the whole training so they are comfortable! Start by talking with us and we can help you convince the school that this training is worth their time!! write info@patsainc.org to get the ball rolling!

08/22/2025

We are honored once again to be one of the recieptents of Tidal Wave Car Washes charity day on September 19th!

All of the proceeds from anyone who uses the Hanover location on September 19th will be donated to PATSA. (https://share.google/0ojFNfH76MsQzFaIy)

Thank you, thank you in advance!

Thanks!

08/20/2025

One of the light-bulb moments of our training. Writing the Pledge of Allegiance in 1 minute while being interrupted by a tapping tic! Shows just how much one tic can distract a student!

08/19/2025

Whether the audience is small or large, all training on Tourette Syndrome is important! Get yours scheduled for your school by emailing info@patsainc.org and we can help!

08/19/2025

Adam is a previous Vice President of our organization who gave up his dream job early this year. Read that article by Nicole Leonard here: https://whyy.org/articles/federal-layoffs-disability-employment/ Feel free to share.