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<blockquote data-quote="cfa3" data-source="post: 305627" data-attributes="member: 6817"><p>Thank you all very much. My son is diagnosed with Tourette's, I just never felt strongly about that or any diagnoses. His tics dissapeared for so long (one year) I figured he cant have Tourette's Syndrome, but I think maybe a lot of his tics are Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) related, and I think Tourette's Syndrome and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) can be intertwined. My son will fixate on things in his mind like a tic. We have been on strattera for 6 days and I have NO idea how long its supposed to take until it kicks in but my son is VERY medications sensitive so nothing would surprise me. With the strattera I am noticing plenty Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) but he has also had bouts of that when on no medications, but I am also seeing that he is awfully grumpy, irritable, shouting at me etc (which is of course mild considering the other end of the spectrum of his behaviors), and I do notice that impulsitivity is down a little but that could be the buspar calming him down. In short, if this Strattera is helping, its either taking a while to kick in or its making him grumpy first. I dont know. Today he had a violent explosion, the second in 2 weeks where I probably should have called the police for my safety but didnt. In this explosion, which is more like a blind rage/attack than a thought out tantrum, he did less damage and stopped sooner than last week's attack, but still, I cant go on like this home with him all day risking serious bodily harm (today I got off easy with several severe bites on my arms). I would think that the strattera is not good if he had that kind of explosion, but I dont know, im so tired at this point it makes it difficult to think. Anyhow, I definitely dont see the buspar addressing the Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). I need to find a good neuropsychologist department at a University or hospital here in FL. Maybe I will post asking if anyone in FL has an recommendations. As for autism, that is what he was originally diagnosed with at 2 years old actually, but over the years many people we have gone to have felt that he does have quirks and some symptoms, but lacks the core issues that make autism unique. I also think his speech and language disorder really gives him a lot of trouble. He is super social, he reaches out to others and has intimate and emotional bonds with him, he not far away in his world etc. Anyhow, as for the extreme immaturity, I dont know. Maybe growing up in Special Education and not having many social and peer successes has delayed his maturity. maybe not. Do any of you ever have problems where your child attacks? My son is like an animal who is being threatened when these attacks happen. Thank you for you advice and support!!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cfa3, post: 305627, member: 6817"] Thank you all very much. My son is diagnosed with Tourette's, I just never felt strongly about that or any diagnoses. His tics dissapeared for so long (one year) I figured he cant have Tourette's Syndrome, but I think maybe a lot of his tics are Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) related, and I think Tourette's Syndrome and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) can be intertwined. My son will fixate on things in his mind like a tic. We have been on strattera for 6 days and I have NO idea how long its supposed to take until it kicks in but my son is VERY medications sensitive so nothing would surprise me. With the strattera I am noticing plenty Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) but he has also had bouts of that when on no medications, but I am also seeing that he is awfully grumpy, irritable, shouting at me etc (which is of course mild considering the other end of the spectrum of his behaviors), and I do notice that impulsitivity is down a little but that could be the buspar calming him down. In short, if this Strattera is helping, its either taking a while to kick in or its making him grumpy first. I dont know. Today he had a violent explosion, the second in 2 weeks where I probably should have called the police for my safety but didnt. In this explosion, which is more like a blind rage/attack than a thought out tantrum, he did less damage and stopped sooner than last week's attack, but still, I cant go on like this home with him all day risking serious bodily harm (today I got off easy with several severe bites on my arms). I would think that the strattera is not good if he had that kind of explosion, but I dont know, im so tired at this point it makes it difficult to think. Anyhow, I definitely dont see the buspar addressing the Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). I need to find a good neuropsychologist department at a University or hospital here in FL. Maybe I will post asking if anyone in FL has an recommendations. As for autism, that is what he was originally diagnosed with at 2 years old actually, but over the years many people we have gone to have felt that he does have quirks and some symptoms, but lacks the core issues that make autism unique. I also think his speech and language disorder really gives him a lot of trouble. He is super social, he reaches out to others and has intimate and emotional bonds with him, he not far away in his world etc. Anyhow, as for the extreme immaturity, I dont know. Maybe growing up in Special Education and not having many social and peer successes has delayed his maturity. maybe not. Do any of you ever have problems where your child attacks? My son is like an animal who is being threatened when these attacks happen. Thank you for you advice and support!!! [/QUOTE]
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