Posted by McSweeney on October 7, 2002, at 18:47:02
In reply to Re: My baby has a tick, posted by maririp on October 7, 2002, at 12:11:43
> Mccsweeney....just to add to what i previous said..It made me laugh when the doctors said your son couldnt have tourettes because he was too smart...in the research i have done..most people with tourettes are highly intelligent as is my son. find yourself another doctor. I have experience with tourettes and tic disorder..with my own child..it can be heart breaking..and there are doctors out there that can advise you as well as support web sites like this one and please check out this site as well...http://pediatricneurology.com/tics.htm
Thanks for the link. I did originally contact the tourettes foundation and sent them an email asking about this, they replied saying they had never had a child under the age of 2 diagnosed with tourettes, and they only knew of like 1 case where the child was 2 yrs old, they also said that its usually around 6 yrs old that its diagnosed. I knew when the doctor said he was too smart to have tourettes that he didn't know what he was talking about as I had done tons of research on the matter. I do kind of feel like I am between a rock and a hard spot because I want to home school him but I don't want him to ever think that I kept him home because of this tic that he has.. anyways, thanks.. I'll keep you posted.
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