mariewilliams

Thanks for the advice Lyn. I definately want to change up her eating habits. I do not give her any caffiene but she does get her fair share of sweets and the artificial stuff. Have you had your son "diagnosed" by his doctor? Did he refer your son over to another kind of doctor or run tests on him? Thanks, Marie

Hello, I am new to the forum but have found it very helpful. It does feel comforting in knowing we're not alone. My daughter Hanna just turned 8 a few weeks ago. Right around that time I noticed she started twitching her neck and head. It has increased quite a bit over the last few weeks. Just the other day she started burping with her mouth shut. I kind of got onto her thinking it was intentenial but she got very upset and said she couldn't help it and asked me why she has things wrong with her. It broke my heart when she said that. I have been obsessed with researching tics the past couple of weeks. I've made an appt. with her doctor and have ordered Sheila's book which should be here anyday. Any help and feedback is greatly appreciated with where I should start.... Thank you, Marie

Hello, I just joined this forum today in hopes of some answers myself. I felt your blog was very similar to what is happening to my daughter. My daughter, Hanna, just turned 8 Oct. 9th. I noticed about 3 weeks ago she started twitching her neck. At first I thought she was just dancing or moving around as she is a very active 8 yr old. But I've noticed it's gotten worse. When she watches TV or plays video games it seems to happen very often. She also has started to sniff all of the time. She says she can not help it when her neck twitches when I have asked her about it. I don't want to overly ask her about it because I don't want her to have a complex. She is very emotional and has a lack of confidence. The other day she told me she doesn't understand why she has things wrong with her. This breaks my heart.... She has been taking gymnastice for about 3 years now and is very good. I hope the twitching isn't going to get in the way. I've ordered a book called - Tics and Tourette's: Breakthrough Discoveries in Natural Treatments" by Sheila J. Rogers. I noticed it's been a highly recommended book for the natural route for tics. I have not taken Hanna to a Dr. yet as I wanted to read up and study tics first on my own. Do you feel changing your son's diet is working for him? Any suggestions are appreciated. Thanks, Marie