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Here is what I believe is the problem with the elimination diet:

There is no evidence that they help tics at all but it might be worth a try. RIGHT? It can't... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Haejinn) http://tourettesyndromenowwhat.yuku.com/topic/1644 Wed, 17 Jan 2007 19:32:24 GMT http://tourettesyndromenowwhat.yuku.com/topic/1645/t/Think-Positive.html

KBurra
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(12/18/06 3:56 pm)


Think Positive
Rant ahead... please accept my apologies if I offend anyone. That's honestly not my intention.

Come on guys and gals, lets rally around... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (TSNowWhat) http://tourettesyndromenowwhat.yuku.com/topic/1645 Mon, 18 Dec 2006 17:56:40 GMT http://tourettesyndromenowwhat.yuku.com/topic/1647/t/Coming-to-the-place-of-acceptance.html I hope this is the right place to post this. I wanted to share something I just wrote regarding my son and Tourettes. You all have been so supportive of me these past few days, I hope maybe this helps someone else.

The Lord sure does work in mysterious ways. He recently put a kitten in my life to teach me a lesson about my son and about unconditional love.

At the end of July we discovered a stray cat had been raising... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (TeaP) http://tourettesyndromenowwhat.yuku.com/topic/1647 Wed, 13 Sep 2006 06:32:31 GMT http://tourettesyndromenowwhat.yuku.com/topic/1634/t/stuttering.html feeds@yuku.com (Piperlea) http://tourettesyndromenowwhat.yuku.com/topic/1634 Sun, 03 Sep 2006 17:43:20 GMT http://tourettesyndromenowwhat.yuku.com/topic/1646/t/Self-injury.html feeds@yuku.com (lafm) http://tourettesyndromenowwhat.yuku.com/topic/1646 Wed, 30 Aug 2006 16:33:22 GMT http://tourettesyndromenowwhat.yuku.com/topic/1652/t/stereotypic-movement-disorder.html recently diagnosed at Yale with Stereotypic Movement Disorder. Since there is little info on this, and it seems that few professionals have even heard of it, I wanted to learn more about it. I have reviewed the available abstracts on stereotypies in normal children and adults, i.e. without mental... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (boysmom9698) http://tourettesyndromenowwhat.yuku.com/topic/1652 Thu, 16 Mar 2006 15:25:31 GMT http://tourettesyndromenowwhat.yuku.com/topic/1653/t/Tourette-Syndrome-and-SSI.html SSI, SSA and other benefits ]]> feeds@yuku.com (TSNowWhat) http://tourettesyndromenowwhat.yuku.com/topic/1653 Thu, 09 Feb 2006 05:30:49 GMT http://tourettesyndromenowwhat.yuku.com/topic/1654/t/Tourette-Syndrome-and-Military-Service.html TS and military service ]]> feeds@yuku.com (TSNowWhat) http://tourettesyndromenowwhat.yuku.com/topic/1654 Thu, 09 Feb 2006 05:29:03 GMT http://tourettesyndromenowwhat.yuku.com/topic/1655/t/To-medicate-or-not-to-medicate-that-is-the-question-.html
Haejinn wrote on (1/30/06 2:41 am)

Re: Need advise
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Hola and Welcome.

Haldol usually IS considered a last resort... Tenex (guanaficine) is another anti-hypertensive that has shown success in reducing tics. there are other medications too, than can be tried, but I'm not so well versed in meds so I'll leave that for another poster who is more knowledable in that... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (sleaska) http://tourettesyndromenowwhat.yuku.com/topic/1655 Tue, 31 Jan 2006 10:21:04 GMT http://tourettesyndromenowwhat.yuku.com/topic/1648/t/Link-Collection.html DSM diagnostic criteria for ADHD:
www.behavenet.com/capsule...s/adhd.htm

DSM diagnostic criteria for Tourette Syndrome:
feeds@yuku.com (sleaska) http://tourettesyndromenowwhat.yuku.com/topic/1648 Sun, 29 Jan 2006 17:01:30 GMT http://tourettesyndromenowwhat.yuku.com/topic/1656/t/A-creed-for-living-with-TS.html

Creed for living with TS

1. Tourette's is a genuine disorder, but it's often (usually) not a disability. In fact, some aspects of my Tourette's and... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (cincytics(d)) http://tourettesyndromenowwhat.yuku.com/topic/1656 Wed, 18 Jan 2006 22:44:41 GMT http://tourettesyndromenowwhat.yuku.com/topic/1636/t/Ask-the-TSA-Medical-Advisory-Board-INDEX-20012007.html Ask the TSA Medical Advisory Board: INDEX 20062007

ASK THE MAB

Since these articles are PDF files (requiring Adobe Acrobat), downloading them to read each can be time... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (TSNowWhat) http://tourettesyndromenowwhat.yuku.com/topic/1636 Sun, 15 Jan 2006 08:30:47 GMT http://tourettesyndromenowwhat.yuku.com/topic/1650/t/Timeless-Words-of-Wisdom.html
glen625 wrote on (1/13/06 4:35 pm)

Re: My DD has a vocal tic--don't know what to do
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The best thing I did for my son was to talk to him about what a tic is. Once he really understood he was not sick or crazy his anxiety decreased and so did his tics. It became a non issue in our house. The only tic I ever told him to stop was "spitting"... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (TSNowWhat) http://tourettesyndromenowwhat.yuku.com/topic/1650 Fri, 13 Jan 2006 17:28:09 GMT http://tourettesyndromenowwhat.yuku.com/topic/1659/t/LEGAL-Teenager-at-the-movies-with-tics.html www.boston.com/news/local...ce?mode=PF

Girl with Tourette's syndrome complains about theater experience
January 8, 2006

MERRIMACK, N.H. --A teenager's experience at a movie theater is raising questions about how federal law protects those afflicted with Tourette's syndrome... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (TSNowWhat) http://tourettesyndromenowwhat.yuku.com/topic/1659 Sun, 08 Jan 2006 16:51:09 GMT