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Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2001 15:05:22 -0500
From: "Cher" <crgeorge@...>
Subject: Re: I have a question?


Romanza...

Hi, my daughter has Tourette Syndrome/Motor Tic Syndrome. She's almost 17
now and was diagnosed when she was about 11. She's had "tics" since she was
about 8 or 9 and we never thought too much of it until it started getting
worse and interfering with her ability to do things.

Tourette Syndrome is a neurological disorder......I'm not real sure what
causes it but in the case of my daughter she responded well to a couple of
nutritional supplements.

She's been off all her medication for about 4
years now.....She has even pretty much stopped taking her supplements at
this point.. Oddly enough her "tics" (hard to control, quick, repetitive,
movements, affecting any part of the body) have not worsened.

I hold my
breath every day...fearful that they will come back in "full force". My
daughter thinks that maybe she's outgrown it, which I suppose is possible,
except....she does still exhibit some tics, not very severe ones, but "tics"
none the less.

Try not to worry about it, there are medications which can help and if
you seem overly concerned about this diagnosis it's bound to make him
stressed out about it, which could make his symptoms more pronounced.


Cheryl
\o/
Glory To God!




----- Original Message -----
From: <Romanza636@...>
To: <ADD-ADHD@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, July 20, 2001 11:32 PM
Subject: [ADD-ADHD] I have a question?



> Hi Everyone,
> Well I took Justin too see the Psychiatric today, not only he
thinks
> Justin has ADHA, but he say he feels Justin also have Toursette Syndrome,
> just by watching Justin reaction, Now I have to take him to his
pediatrician
> to get her to referred him to a Neurologist. And to be honest, I am a
little
> scare, for I have no clue what is it. So my question is for all of you if
> your child ever been diagnose with Toursette Syndrome, if so what is it
and
> how can that be treated?
> Romanza
>
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