Ticks/Tourette's in children

[Jesus H Gabz]

Fair comments mate, unfortunately that is par for the course in a lot of working class areas where people aren't educated on these issues. It was the type of shite my own mother was coming out with in the 90s and probably still does tbh. You can't take the estate out of some people.

The better understanding is in the area of diagnosis & treatment which is great, although there is some exploitation there (with private companies) Think it’d take a day walking in someone else’s shoes to really understand for a a few people, fortunately for most of them they won’t have to

 

[Crouchinho]

Any chance you can give a bit more info regarding reverse therapy and redirection Crouchy? Cheers.

I got a couple of links I'm not sure if they're helpful. I'm not very clued up on toruettes. I've worked with low and high functioning kids on the spectrum, ADHD and selective mutism bit not this. It wouldn't surprise me in this case (like someone posted) the child could have ADHD and on the spectrum.

Early intervention is better, with a quick diagnosis, and push and fight to get what help you can just like what has been suggested.

I see so many older kids and adults who were diagnosed when young you would never know now. Some have excellent self management, excellent therapy or just grown out of it with age. Some have their idiosyncrasies of course but in this day and age I don't feel like people batter an eyelid

https://tourette.org/research-medical/cbit-overview/

Behaviour therapies in TS

Behaviour therapy is a way of doing something to control your Tourette Syndrome rather than taking medication, and it is possible to use behavioural therapy alongside other medical treatments.

www.tourettes-action.org.uk

 

[Stephen230]

hope i dont sound too harsh here.but fucking hell


why don't you want your son diagnosed , is that about you ? or your son ?, we all want the perfect family,perfect "happy and clever child" sadly we all don't get it, don't be in denial you're doing no one a favour, he obviously needs help,get it seen too.

my daughter has all sorts of problems, tourettes adhd autism would be a blessing, get it looked into ASAP ,it will help you and more importantly your child.

with the right help your life would be a lot easier , good luck without help and a label you're gonna fucking need it.

You don’t have to be diagnosed to get help.

 

[Sir peace frog]

You don’t have to be diagnosed to get help.

In my experience a diagnosis is a million times better, just for starters trying to get support for the 1-1 care some of these kids need , that doesn't come free, we have experts files 21 years of all sorts of medical psychology reports we are talking probably thousands of reports just to help with the hoops you have to jump through to get help, I know what we've had to go through and by the sounds of things my child needs and needed alot more support and will do for the rest of her life, if you can help the op with your knowledge I'm sure he would love your advice, every little bit helps

 

[denislawsbackheel]

Spot on.

 

[Stephen230]

In my experience a diagnosis is a million times better, just for starters trying to get support for the 1-1 care some of these kids need , that doesn't come free, we have experts files 21 years of all sorts of medical psychology reports we are talking probably thousands of reports just to help with the hoops you have to jump through to get help, I know what we've had to go through and by the sounds of things my child needs and needed alot more support and will do for the rest of her life, if you can help the op with your knowledge I'm sure he would love your advice, every little bit helps

Everyone’s circumstances are different. I’m sure in many, probably most, circumstances what you say is the best advice.

But I only know about my experience. And in our case we definitely did right by our lad in turning down the offer of a definitive diagnosis of autism by the paediatrician. It would have meant him going down one path in terms of education that we were sure wasn’t the best for him. Mainly thanks to a wonderful speech and language therapist who went way above her professional obligations in getting involved in our case.

I’m not advising anybody else to do the same. I’m just pointing out that it isn’t always automatically the best thing to do.

 

[CarlosTevez'sEnglishTutor]

Many autistic people go on and have very successful lives and careers.

I work under an autistic bloke. He's on his way to diagnosis but the tell tale signs are all there. His son has been diagnosed and sounds like quite a challenge for his parents. He's always in at the school trying to sort problems out and take the kid to specialist speech classes. From the bits I've heard, they'd be better getting the lad into a specialist school, probably the route they are trying.

The fella himself can be a bit of an arse but I let a lot of things go as he is clearly under the cosh massively at home and isn't even aware of some of his behaviours due to being on the spectrum. He can be quite blunt and even ignorant of social cues like not saying good morning or goodbye when people come in and out of work. I deliberately take up the mantle of good cop when we are out at client meetings as his people skills are sometimes poor and he finds socialising hard.

The plus side, the guy in question and a family member who has been diagnosed in later life both have two of the best memories and attention to detail skills I've ever seen. If this can be channeled into the right interests and career, they are great skills to have.

 

[Snape]

My daughter who is now 14, from the age of about 8 to 11 had severe motor and vocal ticks. It appeared to be triggered by something she watched on YouTube. The ticks were more severe when she was tired or stressed. We saw a paediatric psychiatrist and was diagnosed with prepubescent tourettes. They recommended CBT which we tried but it was not for her.
We researched and found that a lack of vitamins / minerals can be an issue. We had her hair tested and found she lacked zinc. We then gave this as a supplement. The ticks have over time now reduced as she has become older.