Tourette Syndrome

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Is It Just Bad Habit?

L.L. asks from Macon

My 6 yrs. old son is making these facial "expressions" like a squished face, rolling of the eyes, blinking pretty often in a minute's time. I told him to stop and he ...

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Strange Behaivors in 5 Year Old

Y.S. asks from Chicago

I am getting more concerned about my son. Since he was about 9 months he did this head-bobbing thing, that seemed to be a soothing mechanisim for him. When he was s...

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Blinking Eyes

N.G. asks from Chicago

Dear Moms-- Has anyone had experience with a person, child who blinks all the time without even knowing it? She is 12 years old. The doctor thought maybe dry eye...

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Tics

H.L. asks from Chicago

My 6 year old son started having mild tics this past summer. they seem to be getting worse; they change every few weeks, from short hums, to head nodding, to shaking...

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My 10Yr Old Makes Weird Noises

N.L. asks from Dallas

My son will be sitting watching t.v and he will make noises, double wink his eyes, and moving his lips side to side. I have asked him why he does it and says cause he...

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Swearing and Using Inappropriate Language ...can't Contol it....PANDAS

R.M. asks from Austin

Does anyone have a child that uses inappropriate language constanly? My son does this and says he can't stop..he has a PANDAS diagnosis. I just want to know that we a...

7

Question About My Daughters Unusual Behavior

Y.D. asks from Dallas

My daughter is 5 and for about 6 months now she has been whisper repeating herself and sometimes what other people say. She says something out loud and then immediate...

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Anyone Else with a Child with Severe Tics?

M.J. asks from Sacramento

Anyone else dealing with severe tics, either due to a medical condition or just a predisposition to having them? Our son has ADHD and has been taking medication for y...

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Any Advice on How to Get My 7 Year Old to Stop Chewing on Her Hair??

M.S. asks from Chicago

My seven year old has developed this aweful habit of chewing on her hair, and constantly sticking her tongue out. She looks like she is trying to catch a fly with he...

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What's Your Take on MMR?

S.F. asks from Charlotte

I am going to go on a limb, without stating my own personal convictions... I want some general feedback from the mom community... what's your take on the MMR vaccine ...

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Answer Highlights

  • diagnosed with tourettes syndrome in 2 answers "... same thing at around the same age and he was diagnosed with Tourette's Syndrome."
  • make weird noises in 2 answers "He would make weird noises of all kinds in front of the TV and fidgit and wiggle and ..."
  • clearing his throat in 2 answers "... over and over, or stretching his neck different ways, or clearing his throat ..."
  • started having tics in 2 answers "My sister started having tics when she was young (older than your son, though). It ..."
  • him to a pediatric neurologist in 2 answers "I would suggest you take him to a pediatric neurologist."