Hi my son was diognosed with Tourette Syndrome about 5 months ago, hes getting slightly worse with his tics, he not only does body and facial tics but verbal shouting out noises aswell, i feel so sorry for him and really do hope his condition gets better in adolesence,
Hes very clever and seems to be getting on really well at secondary school but i cant help worrying if other kids will soon catch on to his problem and start making his life hell, if anybody else is in a simular position to me please let me know?
Thanks
Lou

Hi lou my name is doona my son has recently been diagonosed with tourette syndrome, he is 11 years old and starting secondary school in september, i am struggling to come to terms with this condition, and finding no help at all from anybody!!! he has vocoal and motor tics, which get worse in severity he gets like a jekll and hyde when he has a really bad tic, the last one lasted 4 months which put us all through hell especially my son, he has tics everyday, would really appreciate a chat from someone else who is going through the same, thanks donna

Hey Lou, I'm not in a similar position but I just wanted to let you know what I think: All kids are at risk of getting the mickey taken out of them, whether it be their appearance, race, background, taste in music, dedication to studying, ... it could be absolutely anything! I can understand your worries though and hope all turns out ok for you both.