PRINTER'S NO. 723
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
112
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY DINNIMAN, J. WARD, FONTANA, SCHWANK, MARTIN,
BLAKE, PHILLIPS-HILL, FOLMER, BROWNE AND BREWSTER,
MAY 6, 2019
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, MAY 6, 2019
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing the month of May 15 through June 15, 2019, as
"Tourette Syndrome Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, An estimated 3 in every 1000 children between 6 and
17 years of age in the United States and this Commonwealth are
diagnosed with Tourette syndrome, a neurobiological, genetic
condition which has no cure; and
WHEREAS, Tourette syndrome is a life-long 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
symptoms wax and wane and change without forewarning; and
WHEREAS, Individuals with Tourette syndrome frequently have
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