A great amount of research has been completed with people who suffer from Tourette’s Syndrome on learning to control or suppress symptoms. The vast majority of people suffering from Tourette’s Syndrome develop tics that are completely involuntary, although some people have developed methods to suppress, manage, or otherwise camouflage their tics in an effort to reduce the impact this disorder has on their lives. Often, the ability to suppress the symptoms of Tourette’s Syndrome comes later in life, usually during a patient’s late teens. However, it is not yet known if suppressing these symptoms is healthy; many people who have attempted to do so have developed a type of “build up” of stress, tension, and experience more severe tics.

It is arguable whether or not to try and teach a child to suppress Tourette’s Syndrome symptoms. It is also very important to remain calm when your child is experiencing any type of symptom as any action or outburst can increase their level of stress or could push them to internalize the stress or tension that they are trying to express.

The most common form of Tourette’s Syndrome is a tic disorder known as “transient tic disorder;” this disorder can affect one out of 10 children during early development stages. This tic disorder is often most prevalent in children between the first and sixth grades. Often, teachers and parents notice these minor tics and yet these caregivers will often assume that the tics represent nervousness.Sometimes, transient tics will go away by themselves but in many cases they become more severe with anxiety.

All the above are pretty much standard knowledge in the professional community. My goal was to find a way – an underlying reason if you will – that could explain tics and associate them with lack of nutritional value in our everyday meals. I was convinced (but hadn’t proved it originally) that the fact that western societies tend to have a much bigger problem lied in their nutrition.

I finally succeeded I believe, to prove that by proper dietary changes and habits, tics can disappear for good! Kevin is a living proof and so are all the people who kindly (thanks guys!!!) sent me testimonials to prove the point.

Ok, enough of “blowing my own horn” ! lol ….

Catch you later!

God Bless,

Mary

                  

Even though you may not commonly encounter a person with Tourette’s Syndrome in your day-to-day life, it is still important to be well informed on what Tourette’s is and why it causes such behavior in those afflicted with the Syndrome.

However, if you are dealing with children who have this Syndrome, your need for information on Tourette’s becomes increasingly more urgent. What is this Syndrome? What is causing the child to have these involuntary behavior actions? How are you to deal with it? Are there any treatment options you can seek? How are you, as a parent, caregiver, or close family friend, to deal with the child? What can and can’t you do with this child? How will it affect your ability to go out in public with this child? Do all Tourette’s afflicted children act the same way? Do they all have the same tics?

As a parent with a child who has just recently shown signs of Tourette’s, you are undoubtedly feeling confused, frustrated, ignorant, and, let’s be honest, a little afraid. It’s not that you are afraid of your child, but you are definitely afraid for your child in his or her future. Calm down, take a deep breathe, and let this new information sinks in.

To start with, you will need to know more about Tourette’s in order to know how to deal with a child afflicted by it. Tourette’s in real life is not quite the same as Tourette’s in movies or television. For example, not all Tourette’s afflicted people experience the need to shout obscenities. This is usually done in movies and television for the effect – not for the accuracy.

We are in this together!

Mary