Es_mom

Hi. Does any body else notice a distinct correlation between an increase in defiant and "hyper" behavior when your child is having a day with more tics? It seems to always go hand in hand with my son. Thanks!

Thanks for the reply. I was really hoping to hear from some parents with experience in homeschooling. It's been very hard to get any objective input from people about whether or not homeschooling would be beneficial. For us, it's not really about wrapping him in bubble wrap. It's about what age is most developmentally appropriate to expose him to the teasing that will come. His ticcing, which is severe and loud and will undoubtedly be disruptive to class at times, is not something we chose to medicate him for at this time. We never considered homeschooling our oldest child, who also has "differences". So, I guess it get my feathers a little ruffled when people talk to me as if I'm considering HS for MY benefit, or to somehow niavely shelter my son from the world that he'll eventually have to face. It's really not about that. It's about a 5 year old (who incidentally is already different in history/heritage/appearance/family make up from the rest of the classmates at his school) whose parents have the option to keep him from the public school setting if it will give him an extra year to mature a little more, to be able to have one more year of confidence under his belt to be able to handle what may come. It's about not asking my son to have to fit into a round hole if he's a sqaure peg just for the sake of the public education. It's not just about ticcing, it'a about ADHD. I've worked in the public school as a nurse and have seen first hand teachers asking parents to medicate their children for hyperactivity that is disruptive to the classroom. We don't want to have to medicate (unless our son when he's old enough asks for meds for his physical/social comfort) just for the sake of public school. Experiencing the "real world" is not just accomplished through public school. So, is there anyone out there that can speak to that? Thanks!

Hi. New member here. Our youngest son, who just turned 5, has just been diagnosed with Tourettes. He has been going through a period, over the last month, where his motor/vocal tics have been pretty dramatic. Our pediatrician encouraged us to take him out of his part time preschool in an effort to decrease any unneccessary stress. We were already considering doing this and so have done so. Our ped has also encouraged to consider possible options to putting him in public school next fall, for his kindergarden year. He thinks public school might not provide the least stressful, most supportive option. (Our oldest, who has Asperger, is in our public elementary school now and doing better than we'd ever expected. It is a small, supportive school and we love it.) So, we've begun to consider home schooling our youngest next year. I'd really like some input from parents of kids with TS who have chosen to home school or have done public school instead. Pros and cons would be great. We just need more info before we make a decision. We want to do what is best for our son. Thanks!