Hello to all!
It's great that there is all this support and info on this website.
But, I just don't know where to start. Here it goes....
My 6 yr. old son has a working dx of TS and ADHD.
At the age of 3 we first noticed: hand flapping, face contortions, toe walking,
spinning objects. "We have always just said he was doing his thing."
And he has always been hyperactive, hard to get to sleep, etc.
He has never been sick that much, only going to the ped. for
the usual checkups. So we have just thought everything was o.k.
However, we did mention the hand flapping to his first ped. back when he was 4,
she said he was just fine.
And the hand flapping /face contorting has always been really noticeable when he gets
excited or he is being praised for something.
With a sick visit in the fall of 2005, a doctor first mentioned "does your child have a tic?"
He was doing the face contorting/hand flapping then.
We said we haven't had him dx'd, but that we suspected something.
Well since he has started school, he has had some problems.
He is doing fine with his schoolwork, except the teacher says he has hard time finishing
or staying focused. He would get into trouble for constantly touching others (ex. tapping, hugging).
Another incident, she reported he had an outburst of a swear word over an over.
She has mentioned that he will yelp out like a dog in the classroom.
(I know that these are considered "vocal tics".) We mentioned this to the teacher and
she said he needed a dx or these episodes would be considered bad behavior.
He is seeing a great pediatrician that has give him the working diagnosis of TS and ADHD.
He will have to go for MRI here soon to rule out other conditions.
And later on we are seeing the ped. neuro that specializes in TS, etc.
Right now I am in a tailspin about everything.
So please forgive me if I am darting all over the place here,
hopefully someone has some input.
Can someone with TS have a tic that is only really noticeable when they are excited?
How often does the vocal tic have to occur? (He hasn't had another episode
of the swearing, yelping.)
And is a constant humming, singing considered a vocal tic?
I am grateful for any input at all
Thanks, lilbit95
