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Youth, doctors and Tourette Association urge June 7 designation to reduce stigma and speed diagnosis
Summary
Students with Tourette Syndrome, physicians and the Tourette Association of America told the Joint Committee that designating June 7 as Tourette Syndrome Awareness Day would increase diagnosis rates, reduce stigma and improve school supports. Youth ambassadors described delays in diagnosis and impacts on schooling and social life.
Youth ambassadors, clinicians and advocates asked the Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight to designate June 7 as Tourette Syndrome Awareness Day in Massachusetts.
Owen Rosenthal, a high‑school student and youth ambassador for the Tourette Association of America, told the committee he was diagnosed six years after symptoms began and that tics often go unrecognized: “In a 1 hour period, it might tic upwards of 200 times,” he said in…
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