PRINTER'S NO. 1638
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
294
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY MOUL, SONNEY, RYAN, STAATS, BURNS, YOUNGBLOOD,
KINSEY, BERNSTINE, BIZZARRO, WILLIAMS, READSHAW, MEHAFFIE,
ZIMMERMAN, DiGIROLAMO, CALTAGIRONE, MILLARD, SCHMITT,
FREEMAN, SANCHEZ, LONGIETTI, HILL-EVANS, NEILSON, KORTZ,
BARRAR, BROWN, CIRESI, OBERLANDER, T. DAVIS, McNEILL, BROOKS,
TOOHIL, PICKETT AND HELM, MAY 1, 2019
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
MAY 1, 2019
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing May 15 through June 15, 2019, as "Tourette Syndrome
Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, An estimated 3 in every 1,000 children 6 to 17 years
of age in the United States are diagnosed with Tourette
syndrome; and
WHEREAS, Tourette syndrome is defined as a group of
childhood-onset, neurodevelopmental conditions, known
collectively as tic disorders, which becomes evident in early
childhood or adolescence; and
WHEREAS, Individuals with tic disorders suffer lifelong
symptoms that occur in all ethnic groups and that affects men
three to four times more often than women; and
WHEREAS, Individuals with Tourette syndrome are affected by
tics which are involuntary, rapid, sudden movements or
vocalizations that occur repeatedly; and
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