Ryan

Thank you As I said, a friend's chiropractor is supposed to give me a list of doctors once I find out what insurance Jason will have, so I may be able to find at least one from there that will be good. I'll keep John Kucera's information and I will ask about him next time I see Dr Driscoll (friend's chiropractor). Thank you for that I currently live in Colorado Springs, but Jason's moving to Parker which may make things a little easier since he'll be so close to Denver.

I think if anyone is to have a significant other with such, they should at least attempt to learn and understand what they are going through. If I'm going to be exposed to it and sometimes even be awoken at night due to it, I should have at least a small understanding. While it seems it's taken me a while to come to this and finally start getting the information, the end of this month he is moving to the same state, but he'll be in a different city due to where his job requires him to be. I think the shock of seeing that one statistic is what truly slapped me into wanting to find out more and to see if there is anything I can do to help. I wanted to understand this, especially if there is a chance that the children I may bare in the future might indeed have it as well. I've read quite a few stories on here that I know would break my heart if my own children came to me with them and I didn't have at least a little time to prepare. I printed out the page that you had linked as far as the genetics go, I appreciate it, I just don't have a lot of time to sit and read this morning. I will probably read it later on the plane. I also appreciate the other links, I will bookmark them and come back to them when I get home. I read so many great reviews for this book so I decided to see for myself, and there's such a great amount of knowledge there to be taken in. Even just the four listen medications that are in the book are scary. With as mild as his tics are, I would rather Jason live with them than take his chance on those medications. He actually mentioned something about there being no RSS feed for this forum yesterday, he's interested in tracking this thread himself. I wouldn't be surprised if he too joins the boards soon. I thank you for your helpful information

Hello, I have been lurking around these forums for about a week now and have been a little shy to join and post, well here I am now and I'd like to find out as much information as I can. I recently ordered the Tic and Tourette's book and have read over half of it in about a 24-hour period. A little history: I've been with my boyfriend for three years now, I've noticed but not paid too much mind to his tics, but recently its become something I've been greatly interested in. My mother mentioned that I should do research because of the chance of passing tics on to our children, so that's what brought me here and to a few other sites online to do research. I'm honestly not remembering at the moment, but I read on one of the sites that there is a 99% chance if he does indeed have Tourette's that he will pass it on to children. Is there anyone knows if this is indeed true? or perhaps knows statistics to the contrary? Jason (my boyfriend) has a chronic tic in his right arm that is very apparent when he's playing video games or when he's on his computer, but I do not feel that these things are his triggers, but I'm not ruling them out yet. Right now he has 2 tics that wander, currently residing in his nose in the form of sniffles and in his stomach which he says is a very very odd feeling. He does grunt, but more commonly, talks in his sleep. His tics are very mild in comparison to what I've been reading in my book, however, I'd like to see if it is indeed something I can help lessen or even eliminate using the worksheets and trying to find his triggers. Jason is 21, his ticcing started about the age of 10. He and his mother do not believe that he was diagnosed with full blown Tourette's, however, I would really like to get him to a doctor to see if it is indeed Tourette's or if it is something else causing his tics. He will be moving here to Colorado to be much closer to me by the end of the month. I've talked to a friend's Chiropractor who told me to give him a call once he is insured because he knows a few doctors that would be good to see for his condition, but if there is anyone in the state who has any recommendations, I would be more than happy to hear of them. I've only recently taken the time to learn about TS and ticcing in general. If there are any websites or books that anyone could recommend for me to read or check out, please, they'd be very well appreciated. Also, any tips on finding triggers or to help us out would be most appreciated.