A Father Shares Which Trigger Reports Helped Him the Most (Premium)

I’ve personally dealt with Tourette syndrome—my tics and obsessive behavior started in elementary school.  Fortunately, my symptoms have been under control for many years. They didn’t just go away, though. I followed the methods recommended on this website: diet changes, keeping an allergy-free home, plus taking some supplements. It made all the difference for me. The possibility that my son, Jess, would develop tics has always been in the back of my mind. He’s in elementary school and everything was fine until a few months ago when I noticed some tics, mostly throat-clearing, a neck tic, and eye-blinking. I kept waiting for them to go away, but there they were, over and over again. They started making him self-conscious. I knew how to control my own tics, but now I wasn’t sure where to start to help him. (Both Jess and I have allergies, and he also has a mild case of asthma.)