PRINTER'S NO. 3399
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
855
Session of
2018
INTRODUCED BY MOUL, TOOHIL, HENNESSEY, READSHAW, STAATS,
J. McNEILL, LONGIETTI, WARD, GREINER, DUSH, SONNEY, MURT,
NEILSON, SCHLOSSBERG, RYAN, CHARLTON, KRUEGER-BRANEKY,
STURLA, KINSEY, PICKETT, BURNS, McCLINTON, BOBACK, B. MILLER,
R. BROWN, DiGIROLAMO, A. HARRIS, JOZWIAK, MILLARD,
CALTAGIRONE, MARSICO, GROVE, DRISCOLL, ROEBUCK, O'NEILL,
SCHWEYER, SCHLEGEL CULVER AND BIZZARRO, APRIL 19, 2018
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
APRIL 19, 2018
A RESOLUTION
Designating May 15 through June 15, 2018, as "Tourette Syndrome
Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, An estimated 1 out of every 360 children 6 through
17 years of age in the United States and this Commonwealth are
diagnosed with Tourette syndrome, a neurobiological, genetic
condition that has no cure; and
WHEREAS, Tourette syndrome is a lifelong developmental
disability that begins before a child reaches 18 years of age
and affects children and adults of all races and ethnicities;
and
WHEREAS, Individuals with Tourette syndrome are affected by
tics, which are involuntary, rapid, sudden movements or
vocalizations that occur repeatedly; and
WHEREAS, Individuals with Tourette syndrome face periodic
changes in the nature and severity of their tics, as these
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