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Can You or Someone That You Know Help Me?
Asked by A.M. from Dallas
on August 8, 2006
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OK, this is my problem. I have a neuroligical disorder called Tourette's Syndrome. It makes me have involuntary vocal tics and bodily movements. I am trying to find ...
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Mother of a Child with Tourettes, and Behavioral Problems.
Asked by C.Z. from Las Vegas
on April 22, 2007
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My oldest son has tourettes and has been having alot of behavioral problem's along with it.
He was also tested in school and they found that he has a very high IQ,
T...
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- Have you had your son tested for ADHD? I have an 8 y/o that was diagnosed with tourettes as well it came shortly after his ADHD diagnosis. the violence can be a result...
- Be aware of your responses to his behaviors. I am a high school teacher and I had a student w/ tourettes and other issues actually tell me that he misbehaved on purpos...
- Tourettes can also have some form or add or adhd. The dr may what to check if he has either of there too. My kid has adhd & some of the things you describe sound like ...
Tics
Asked by N.L. from Los Angeles
on December 6, 2008
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I have a son who has been blinking a lot for the past 5 months. Not conssistently but enough. This past week he started with not feeling well compaining of a headach...
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- The same thing happened to my 5 year old. Seeing your child go through something like this is one of the hardest things I have ever gone through in life. I freaked o...
- It does sound like anxiety. If it is, then you should seek out a child- cognitive-behavioral psychologyst. However, you do want to rule out anything medical- maybe a p...
- My son had tics and allergies. It turn out that my son was having seizures.A couple of things you need to address: QEEG- A brain scan to check for seizure activity. ...
21 Month Old with Motor Tic
Asked by R.W. from Dallas
on September 26, 2008
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We recently found out that our 21 month old has a motor tic. Right now, her tic is double blinking. At times, she will go a hour or so CONSTANTLY double blinking ove...
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- My daughter did that too & so did her daughter, not saying your Doctor is wrong but their tic were due to allergies. I wish I had known when my daughter was younger th...
- My mom's friend had a daughter I hung with when I was very young. She blinked constantly and she would squeeze her eyes to when she did it. Her mom was beside hersel...
- I have 3 boys and the all have letters as we call them oldest has OCD and the middle is ADHD with OCD traits! See all the letters! My oldest has had different times wh...
Blinking
Asked by G.M. from Los Angeles
on January 9, 2009
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Hello,
I am trying no to freak out about this but my little one turning 14 months has this weird blinking that he does once in a while. He'll close his eyes shut a...
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- Hi G., What do his eyes do when he does this? Are they still focused or are his eyes rolling back into his head? Is his body motionless or is he twitching? I am as...
- Don't worry, G.! Mine did that too, at that age. I studied it, then thought about it for a couple of weeks. (As a food coach, after seeing many "miracles" in my wor...
- it doesn't sound like a small seizure, but it sounds like a "silent seizure". at my school site, the district nurse had all of us teachers watch a video on this topic ...
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...
Any One Have Children with Tic Disorder/ Tourettes?
Asked by J.G. from Norfolk
on September 23, 2006
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My 9 year old son was just recently diagnosed with tics disorder/tourettes. He is in a new school and still trying to cope with tourettes. We are all having a hard tim...
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- Finding children for him to relate to on this level may be difficult. It may be too easy for me to dish out advice because I am not in your shoes, so you can take it ...
- i have no experience with it but I did look up some information for you: http://www.tourettes-disorder.com/home.html http://www.ich.ucl.ac.uk/pressoffice/pressre...
- I have a niece and nephew with tourettes. They are now 16 & 18 and have, for the most part, overcome the tics. I will talk to my sister-n-law to see if she knows of ...
Seeking New Ideas for Son's Social Problems.
Asked by S.M. from Springfield
on April 4, 2008
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My son has ADHD, Tourette's, Asperger's, ODD, Sensory Intergration, and is Bi-Polar. He is only 10! Sometimes I feel at a loss of how to help him both at home and with...
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Son Diagnosed with Tourette's
Asked by J.D. from Jonesboro
on July 18, 2008
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Our youngest 6 year old little boy was just diagnosed with Tourette's Syndrome. He had motor tics for about a year before his diagnoses then recently the tics became v...
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- I actually just saw a special on primetime about tourettes. There is a camp for kids with tourettes, they all have it, so they can relate to one another. You should ...
- J., with no other children in the school system with Tourette, I highly recommend that in your IEP process you have them include under needed supports for teachers/sta...
- My brother is 42 years old and was not officially diagnosed with Tourette's until he was in his twenties (Tourette's was not widely heard of as it is today. Even in th...
Squirmy 8 Month Old
Asked by K.A. from Chicago
on May 10, 2008
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I am concerned because my 8 month old is shaking his head back and forth quite a bit. It usually happens at night before bed at his last feeding. He will pull away f...
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- I have time for just a couple of thoughts. 1. My son (also 8 months) is much squirmier than my daughter was ast this age. Maybe a male thing? 2. My son has just be...
- I chuckled when I read this post and replies - not because I'm making fun of you, just because I was thinking "phew - now my son's behavior seems normal!" I can't g...
- K. A., I would say talk to the baby's doctor. I have 4 kids & 3 of them have seizure problems. Mine would head bob up and down with their head & their eyes would ...
