teacherkse

The arrival of tics is the most difficult time and everything you read is likely to lead you to worse case scenario. I have a 9 year old who has had TS since he was 7, and just recently his 8 year old brother has developed a vocal tic.
 
Make sure you grab a copy of Sheila Rogers book, I think everyone should start there. From my experience, my son's tics are caused from environmental factors. Heavy metal toxicity was definitely a factor and once the aluminium was completely removed from his system he has improved significantly. We made sure his nutrients were balanced and then started investigating further. For us chemical sensitivity is the key for him. We cleaned up his diet, removed all chemicals from the house (definitely research toxicity in your home), bought a high quality air filters for his room and one for the main living areas. My son still tics, but they are so minor no one even knows he has TS and we have longer periods of no tics at all.

Now I'm starting again with my second son because every child is different and their triggers can be completely different. Learn as much as you can and read all that is available. ACN are amazing in what information they provide, so your in the right place and on the right path.

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does your daughter have any vocal tics? Usually for a TS dx there need to be motor and vocal tics (not necessarily together) for a year or more, and most often, also a family history of tics or TS
 
Improvement with treatment really is dependent on just what is causing the tics...and also if the treatment is relevant to that cause..
 
Do you have Sheila's book on Natural treatments for Tics & Tourette? http://latitudes.org/store/tics-tourettes-book/
It really is a great resource
Also take a look at our Helpful Threads section pinned to the top of this forum
 
You may want to consider doing Epsom baths more often. Morton's Epsom Lotion is also a good stanby to rub in when you skip the baths.
 
In addition to the no artificial flavors that your doc has recommended, I would add no artificial *anything*....we found the coloring one of the worst tic triggers!
Also consider having some testing done to determine just what foods are offenders as not everyone is dairy or gluten intolerant.
 
It's great your daughter is not botherd by the tics, and my best advice to you is try not to let your anxiety over them impact her...it is hard I know but I learned over the years that one of the worst tic triggers is us parents fussing about them!!
 
My son is now in his mid 20s and doing great, and he had very severe TS as a child.....so do be encouraged....things can and do get better once one takes the right steps to reduce triggers and improve what you can.