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Son with Tourette Syndrome
Asked by S.W. from Chicago
on September 20, 2008
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Are there any parents whose children have Tourette Syndrome in the Northwest IL area?? I live in Cary and my son was dx with Tourettes almost a year ago. While he ha...
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- S., My heart is with you. I do not have a child with Tourettes. We have a friend who has a daughter with it. She has drastically changed their diet and lifestyle...
- S. You may already been doing this so its Just a suggestion would be to look into adding natural nutritional supplements not store bought like Flintstone Vitamins. ...
- I myself do not have a child with Tourette's syndrome, but a boy who my son was friends with did. There were a few incidents where he did rather surprising things and ...
Tic disorder/Tourette's?
Asked by H.L. from Burlington
on March 20, 2009
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Our 6-year-old daughter has developed a neck jerk that is very pronounced. Literally, she throws her head back, usually a few times in succession. If I even tried to d...
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- My answer is similar to others you have received. Our son - now 10 - started with some behaviors that I would consider "tics" when he was in kindergarten. Now that I ...
- My nephew (who is now 19) developed a tic when he was about that age. His tic was about three or four, and he would blink very hard and rapidly, and rolled his eyes. H...
- Hi H., To the best of my knowledge, true tourette's includes some vocalization. However, tics, even pronounced tics, are very common and usually attributed to an a...
Child Tourette Syndrome
Asked by J.D. from Grand Rapids
on June 26, 2008
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Does anyone have any experience with tourette's? My daughter is four and she is showing all the signs of having tourette's (she does a little upper body shake and a l...
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- J. - both of my children have Tourette's Syndrome as well as my sister and father. There is no medical test at this time only observation. You need to find a neurologi...
- J., the reason for the EEG is to check for OTHER problems! DON'T put it off, what if there is a brain tumor? Hon, it might be scary, but do not wait, have her checked...
- Hi, without having any medical background or solid reason for it, my 1st thought was epilepsy. I have 2 friends whos kids have/had it where they were NOT the typic...
Possible Tourette Syndrome?
Asked by E.L. from Detroit
on March 28, 2008
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I have an almost 4 year old who has been doing this little cough (kind of like a throat clearing) ever since January. He does it constantly. I've taken him to the dr...
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- I am not sure if the situation is the same, but I have a 8 year old son who started "tics" when he was 6. Tics seem to be common in young boys and I am no longer as c...
- I am saying our kids have the same thing but my 4 year old daughter has had a cough where she says her throat tickles. she coughs until she gets sick. It uaualy happen...
- Before you jump to the worst, rule out the lesser offenses. Has your son started anything new? New friends, new groups, school, sports, anthing that is new or unfamili...
Child with Possible Tourette Syndrome
Asked by A.L. from New York
on March 2, 2008
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My daughter, who is 7 years old, is exhibiting some behaviors that was described as Tic disorder by a neurologist. Although not formally diagnosed, upon research, she...
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- Just so you know this is a genetic disorder. I have a sorority sister that has it along with her 2 brothers. Her mom is the one that got the Americans with Disabilit...
- Is your daughter chewing or consuming any food item that contains aspartame, splenda, or sucralose? If yes, remove it from her diet immediately, starting with the che...
- Hi A., There is a fabulous neurologist that is doing some cutting edge work with brain balancing therapy. I would highly recommend that you attend one of his lect...
Help with Tourettes
Asked by C.K. from Savannah
on February 22, 2008
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I took my son to the doc this week and the doc believes he may have touettes. I am a little shocked but after researching and speaking with the doc it all makes sense...
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- I also have a son with Tourette. His is a medicine induced form. He takes meds for ADHA and it brings on 3 different ticks. Finding out something like this about you...
- I took my daughter to a specialist when she was about 8 years old. She had eye and head movements, but the doctor didn't want to call it Tourettes because she did not...
- My son does not have tourettes but he is Autistic and we as a family have been through allot because of it. My husband was in denial for along time; and he still has ...
