ajoy64

I guess I did not make it clear that OCD is his main problem. Counting, repeating, rituals, touching and retouching, tapping things, obsessive thoughts etc. So many things also"bother" him. And, although we have noticed vocal tics over the years, it has gotten much worse. He is now just making odd noises at inappropriate times. I actually don't even know what my question is. I guess it is just hard for me to understand how to deal with him without getting upset that he has to go thru this. We just moved and I don't want him to be labeled the "weird" kid. Should I just ignore things or make him aware that he is doing it?

Just stumbled on this forum and decided to join w/ the hope it can help my 16 yr old son and also help me to understand him better. I have to admit first of all that it has been very hard for me to deal w/ his strange behavior. I am constantly telling him to "stop it" and telling him to stop drawing attention to himself. I would describe his behavior as weird. I feel like a bad mom for not having the patience with him that i should and also for not understanding that as hard as it is for me to watch him go thru his "nonsense" it must be 100x more difficult for him to have to go thru it. He has had OCD and ADD since he was little. Since pre school the teachers would tell me he is preoccupied in class and does not pay attention. He could just stare out the window all day. As he got older things got progressively worse and he started making strange noises. When I ask him why he does it he tells me he just had to "get the noise out". He has been to different doctors his whole life and on and off several medications. He has tried Paxil, Luvox, Lexipro and he is now on Prozac. Nothing has really helped that much. I guess it did a little bit and then we would hit a brick wall. My husband has read about Inositol and my son is starting to take it. Maybe another teen can shed some light on how it is to live like my son lives. He does live a normal life otherwise, has friends, plays video games and guitar. Also, he is a great kid and I really want to help his self esteem by him not thinking he is the only one like this. Any ideas would be helpful!