favourite words

[Guest Guest_efgh]

hi

 

I have noticed that my son has some favourite words and once in a while, keeps repeating them on and off .. is this a tic ? anyone has experienced this? words like cook, squeeze, catapult , population are some of his favourites..

don;t know if its a tic or a compulsion (ocd) or a chidlish thing..

 

thanks.

[Chemar]

efgh

 

 

my son says it is a tic for him when he says certain words.

It is often after he has heard someone else say them and so is a form of echolalia, and when he says them over to himself..I guess palilaia is also present.

 

He says he gets great satisfaction from saying the words, and a relief from tension...they are usually words that have a "t" "p" or other similar sound so very expressive and phonic words.

 

There may even be a bit of OCD at work with this as he definitely feels the "need" to say the words "just right"

 

 

HTH

[Guest Guest_efgh]

Chemar, thanks. He does it very rarely and hence I was curious. Assuming, its a tic, since all these fall under COMPLEX VOCAL tics, should I be worried more about his TS or can this stuff be common amongst children with MILD TS too??? right now, his tics are really too mild. I think I keep looking for TICS IN HIM and hence I have been able to make out all this stuff (I guess, I read a lot on TS spectrum !!)

 

Others, any one else experienced this kind of a tic??

 

thanks.

[Claire]

efgh,

 

I think you should consider compulsions/OCD tendencies also. Again, they don't have to actually have an OCD dx to have some tendencies--many people have tendencies, and it is only dx'd as OCD if it is over an hour a day or life interfering, per my understanding.

 

My nephew used to repeat certain words (he told us that he felt he had to say them a certain number of times) and he was dx'd with OCD.

 

I think the line between certain complex tics and OCD can get blurry--and it would be tough to understand without having a conversation with your child. I hope that you are at some point able to ask your son. It takes practice, but it can be done without putting undue attention. "Do you like to say those words, or do you feel like you have to say them?" Or count how many times he says them. If it is always 3 times per word (e.g. a certain number), that could be more compulsions/OCD.

 

I am not trying to talk you out of a 'TS' dx--time will tell, but since it seems that you are trying to reach your own conclusions, this is just more food for thought. And of course TS and OCD can be comorbid.

 

I hope that you do something for the potential yeast. Chemar's link on that case study showed a great help with someone with OCD, so I suspect it could make a difference regardless.

 

Claire

[Chemar]

efgh

 

a word is not a complex vocal tic.......whole phrases or sentences or a combination of sounds are complex tics.

 

AND DO REMEMBER complex tics do NOT mean severe TS People with mild TS have complex tics too, just as people with severe TS may have simple tics predominating

 

I homestly think you are worrying too much about your son. If you met someone with severe TS you would realise how thankful you can be and how little you have to be concerned about

I know you are just being an excellent mom, and so I truly understand....just seems you give yourself a lot more anxiety than you need to.

 

Deep breath now.....RELAX!

[Guest Guest_efgh]

Chemar

 

Thanks for your WISE words. I fully agree with what you say. HOWEVER, I always was hoping that my son would fall into the category of "TRANSIENT TICS" (no family history of TS and comorbid conditions , etc) and hence am a bit more anxious when he displays symptoms of complex tics (even though they are very RARE and MILD).

 

Will definitely take your advice and try to be more practical and optimistic (NO CHOICE!!)