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Merry Christmas, we have another diagnosis...
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<blockquote data-quote="jannie" data-source="post: 7910" data-attributes="member: 2074"><p>Andrea-</p><p></p><p>I know you don't want to hear another diagnosis, but sometimes it can be really helpful to understand the behavior. I'm 99% certain that my difficult child has Tourette's Syndrome, however, the medication he is taking (abilify, and tenex) is often used to treat tics and tourettes so basically his tic symptoms are minimal. </p><p></p><p>My roomate in college, and a few close family members have Tourette's Syndrome (including my husband). It has impacted their lives, but medication has really reduced the symptoms. Three out of the four are quite successful (families, college graduate, successful careers etc).</p><p></p><p>Tourette is much more common than most people think and I believe there are many many undiagnosed people living with tourette. Which means, that many cases can be mild-and symptoms come and go. </p><p></p><p>Stress can make the tics worse. difficult child used to have this cough and he just told people he couldn't help it--it really just a funny sneeze. A recent therapist told us that she thought tourtette was really the main diagnosis with difficult child and that his mood disorders and or frustration symptoms were more related to tourette than anything else.</p><p></p><p>What did the doctor suggest? I think its fantastic that the local hospital has specialists.. I thought you were considering risperdal? Risperdal, abilify, geodon, tenex are just a few medications used to treat it...so medications can treat two diagnoses at one time.</p><p></p><p>Also-Way To Go with Explosive child techniques-you are already prepared. :smile:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jannie, post: 7910, member: 2074"] Andrea- I know you don't want to hear another diagnosis, but sometimes it can be really helpful to understand the behavior. I'm 99% certain that my difficult child has Tourette's Syndrome, however, the medication he is taking (abilify, and tenex) is often used to treat tics and tourettes so basically his tic symptoms are minimal. My roomate in college, and a few close family members have Tourette's Syndrome (including my husband). It has impacted their lives, but medication has really reduced the symptoms. Three out of the four are quite successful (families, college graduate, successful careers etc). Tourette is much more common than most people think and I believe there are many many undiagnosed people living with tourette. Which means, that many cases can be mild-and symptoms come and go. Stress can make the tics worse. difficult child used to have this cough and he just told people he couldn't help it--it really just a funny sneeze. A recent therapist told us that she thought tourtette was really the main diagnosis with difficult child and that his mood disorders and or frustration symptoms were more related to tourette than anything else. What did the doctor suggest? I think its fantastic that the local hospital has specialists.. I thought you were considering risperdal? Risperdal, abilify, geodon, tenex are just a few medications used to treat it...so medications can treat two diagnoses at one time. Also-Way To Go with Explosive child techniques-you are already prepared. [img]:smile:[/img] [/QUOTE]
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