Helping Our Son with Tourette’s: A Mother’s Letter
Dear Sheila, I am writing to you because our family has been affected by Tourette’s Syndrome and I want to thank you for your work as an educator and advocate in this area. My son […]
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Unraveling the Causes of My Son’s Severe Tic Disorder
BY PARKER’S MOTHER Editor: This parent is sharing her ongoing experience as the family seeks answers to her son’s Tourette syndrome. She is encouraged by their findings so far and Parker’s response to date. As […]
Autism and Early Intervention: What You Need to Know
NANCY WISEMAN Editor: This is excerpted with permission from Autism Spectrum Disorders: An Essential Guidebook for the Newly Diagnosed Child, an excellent resource for parents. The reader-friendly yet detailed text covers what to do after a […]
Finding our Way Out of a Nightmare: Tourettes, ADHD and OCD
ANDY’S MOM Editor: We are reprinting one of our popular posts about a teenager who had a frightening experience while taking conventional medications for his Tourette’s, OCD, and ADHD—and how the parents intervened successfully with […]
Bye-Bye Tics! A Happy Update on Eli’s Healthy New Life
TAMMY JACKSON, ED.S. This account, originally posted in 2012 was updated September 3, 2014. Eli was diagnosed with Tourette syndrome in February 2011, at age 7. Tammy Jackson wrote: “I sure wish I had discovered […]
What You Eat is What You Are: Diet and Nutrients Affect Tics and Tourettes
Updated: Select Letters from Readers I questioned our son’s neurologist about possible causes for the onset of tics, but he dismissed allergies completely. The tics coincided with Halloween and overeating of chocolate and other candies […]
We Reduced Tourette Syndrome Tics by 95% with Natural Approaches
By Tammie’s mother, London, UK You don’t know me, but I am enormously grateful for your wonderful book Natural Treatments for Tics and Tourettes. It gave me comfort to read about other parents’ experiences and children’s […]
Solving our Tic Mystery (Premium)
My young son has a history of tics. Fortunately we have been able to control them with dietary changes, nutritional therapy, and avoiding triggers in the environment that we found through observation. We worked very […]