Anyone Else with a Child with Severe Tics?

A close family friend has a son with ADHD and turret's syndrome. He is 13 years old now and has had tics most of his life. He has been on various medications; some work better than others. We carpool, and I pick him up from school, so I see him every day. He has a great attitude about it, and his friends (my son included) don't tease him about it. His tics change from time to time, and sometimes they are worse than others. He seems to do better when he stays busy, so he plays a couple of sports. He isn't particularly good at the sports, but he enjoys them. I hope you find something that works well for your son.

My daughters boyfriend had tics, which were worse when he was anxious or nervous. He had to learn to calm himself and they would go away. He used tic around me all the time =[

Would like a karate class or some sort of meditating music, or palates work for him? Something that would teach and provide him calmness in his life?

Long shot answer here but has he been tested for latent strep? You might want to research PANDAS and see what you think.

It's so hard to sit through school all day with a tic . . . my heart goes out to him. Hopefully you guys can get this under control.

Hang in there.

Please have him tested for strep as it could be he has P.A.N.D.A.S. www.pandas.org The key symptom is sudden onset - like you can remember the day/time it all started.

Also, have you found www.latitudes.org? It's a wonderful site and forum for movement disorders. There is a great book for healthy approaches to tics and tourette's. Our daughter's were triggered by flashing light, such as TV, DS games and flourescent lights. We had her classroom lights changed to broad spectrum lighting.

There is also another book called "Healing the New Childhood Epidemics: Autism, ADHD, Asthma and Allergies. by Kenneth Bock, MD and Cameron Stauth.

Drugs for our kids can be so scary - and the side effects are often worse than the problem. It's a tough spot to be in, and my heart goes out to you.

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Have a good day.

N. Marie