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[ted]

Hello, I'm new to this forum. I have a 10 year old boy is suffering from tS.

He also has ADHD. His TS symptoms are facial grimacing and arm clenching. we've contacted his physician, who suggested neuropsych testing. the earliest appointment is in May. this is interrupting is school work, as it is frequent. Any help or direction would be greatly appreciated. thank you

[Pilbara]

Ted,

 

You will have to spend time reading the pinned posts in this thread, it will start you on the path of exploration. Sheila Rogers book was my lifesaver, not only did it give me hope with people's stories, but also tells you all possible clue's to start looking for the triggers.

 

All kids with TS will be different, some it's food, some it environmental factors, you have to be willing to explore everything.

For my son, he was toxic in Aluminium (yes lots of kids with TS have heavy metal toxicity issues) and predominately chemical sensitivity. I think we were lucky as the changes I had to make were probably easier than those dealing with food reactivity. However with removing chemicals from my son's environment, it has also meant looking at his food source as well. So I always buy organic where possible and ensure I understand labels. Some foods are certainly a trigger, such as MSG and artificial flavouring.

 

I just worked with a Naturopath, but others use integrated/environmental/bio-medical doctors. Bill Walsh's work on Biochemistry and epigenics is worth reading about as well.

 

Good luck, my son's tics are now very minimal and hardly noticable by others, so have hope that you can help make things a little better.