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Marcy
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 Posted: 01/04/07 - 10:35 Post subject: DOES TOURETTS CAUSE OTHER EMOTIONAL AND MENTAL PROBLEMS |
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we have a ten year old son. he has always had a speech problem. Two years ago he was tested for the gifted program at school, last year his grades started dropping and now this year he is failing. We get complaints from his teacher all the time about him not paying attention and various other things. Even at home it gets frustrating with him. He seems to not have or not use common sence. Every sentence he says he starts with the word actually. He forgets everything, puts things in very silly places, example things that go in the ice box he will put in the dish cabinet. So we have been taking him to the dr. he has been on medication for add and now they are saying that he has touretts. which he does have tic with the head, arms, wrists and makes many noices over and over again, so i guess my question is i know that the tics and noises could be but does tourettes have those severe of mental problems on someone.
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| Posted: 01/18/07 - 23:41 Post subject: |
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| Have them check his medication. It could be the medication he is on that cause the tic and outburst. Esp. ADHD meds. |
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| Posted: 01/18/07 - 23:49 Post subject: Re: DOES TOURETTS CAUSE OTHER EMOTIONAL AND MENTAL PROBLEMS |
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| Marcy wrote: | we have a ten year old son. he has always had a speech problem. Two years ago he was tested for the gifted program at school, last year his grades started dropping and now this year he is failing. We get complaints from his teacher all the time about him not paying attention and various other things. Even at home it gets frustrating with him. He seems to not have or not use common sence. Every sentence he says he starts with the word actually. He forgets everything, puts things in very silly places, example things that go in the ice box he will put in the dish cabinet. So we have been taking him to the dr. he has been on medication for add and now they are saying that he has touretts. which he does have tic with the head, arms, wrists and makes many noices over and over again, so i guess my question is i know that the tics and noises could be but does tourettes have those severe of mental problems on someone.
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HI, have his doctors check his medication. It could be causing the tic and outburst. esp if he is on ADD meds |
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