Re: A little OT, need to vent, prob. with Tommy)long)

[Guest guest]

Jill-

Don't freak out. I know that's easier said than done. Wait to see

what the specialist says. Tommy is at such a young age, early

intervention can do wonders. I remember reading amazing things that

were happening with EI with kids.

I have a touch of OCD. I am a freak at locking the doors. I have a

routine of checking them about 5 times b/f going to bed. When Dane

wakes up at night, I come and check them again. It doesn't

interfere with my life, just annoying to me. My older bro has a

special pacing routine. Drove me nuts growing up. The carpet in

his house is worn out in the line where he paces. I think it helps

calm him.

Good luck at the appt and the PT too.

> Well, once again we have stepped into the relatively unknown with

my

> son Tommy. Today I took him to see his ped. to get a referral to

> Special Children's clinic and also to see why he was eating

cardboard

> and paper-I though maybe he had pica or some other nutritional

> deficiency. His Dr. agreed with me that he needs PT again,

because

> his tort is regressing a bit and his R. side is less developed.

That

> was fine, I was expecting that. What I was not expecting was her

> telling me that his eating cardboard (not just chewing, but

actually

> swallowing it like it was candy) was more in line with obsessive-

> compulsive disorder. She asked me a few more questions about his

> habits and it seems that a lot of the things he does which I

thought

> were merely " cute " are actually not normal toddler behavior. She

> thinks he has Tourette's Syndrome and is getting Tommy a referral

to

> see a neurologist for an official diagnosis.

> I don't know why I didn't see this coming-I was diagnosed with

> Tourette's when I was 19 and my DH has ADD. Most of the people in

my

> family have some kind of Obsessive-Compulsive disorder (NEVER fold

my

> mother's sheets in her house, only she can do it right!) but I

never

> thought that either of my sons would have to deal with it.

> I'm so depressed. I don't want my son to go through what I went

> through. He's so bright and he's been through so much already.

> I went websurfing but I can't find any useful information. It's

> frustrating. Thanks for letting me vent.

> Jill Ramos

[Guest guest]

Jill:

So sorry to hear this At the very least, IF in fact he does have

tourettes syndrome, now you know & can address it accordingly. With

you having it yourself, you are familiar with it & what can be done

to help and such.

Hang in there, I can only imagine how frightening this all is. How

is Gavin, does he have any similar issues to Tommy?

Debbie Abby's mom DOCGrad

MI

> Well, once again we have stepped into the relatively unknown with

my

> son Tommy. Today I took him to see his ped. to get a referral to

> Special Children's clinic and also to see why he was eating

cardboard

> and paper-I though maybe he had pica or some other nutritional

> deficiency. His Dr. agreed with me that he needs PT again, because

> his tort is regressing a bit and his R. side is less developed.

That

> was fine, I was expecting that. What I was not expecting was her

> telling me that his eating cardboard (not just chewing, but

actually

> swallowing it like it was candy) was more in line with obsessive-

> compulsive disorder. She asked me a few more questions about his

> habits and it seems that a lot of the things he does which I

thought

> were merely " cute " are actually not normal toddler behavior. She

> thinks he has Tourette's Syndrome and is getting Tommy a referral

to

> see a neurologist for an official diagnosis.

> I don't know why I didn't see this coming-I was diagnosed with

> Tourette's when I was 19 and my DH has ADD. Most of the people in

my

> family have some kind of Obsessive-Compulsive disorder (NEVER fold

my

> mother's sheets in her house, only she can do it right!) but I

never

> thought that either of my sons would have to deal with it.

> I'm so depressed. I don't want my son to go through what I went

> through. He's so bright and he's been through so much already.

> I went websurfing but I can't find any useful information. It's

> frustrating. Thanks for letting me vent.

> Jill Ramos

[Guest guest]

Jill,

Sorry to hear that Tommy will need PT again. I hope this time around

does the trick, and he builds that right side up!

Also sorry to hear about the OCD and Tourette's. I didn't realize

that OCD could be diagnosed as early as 20 months. What other habits

does he do that are deemed 'not normal'? I'm sorry for my ignorance,

but how is Tourette's treated? Is it something that just comes on?

Like did you suddenly get it when you were 19, or was it something

that went undiagnosed that long?

I tease my hubby a lot that he has OCD, like , he checks the

locks at least ten times. And even though our van has a remote lock,

he'll still walk around the van a few times in a parking lot, or once

we're in a store, he'll walk back to the van, even though he knows

its locked. And my quirk is plastic bags, they have to be folded in

thirds length-wise, and then in thirds again before I put them in the

drawer. Drives me up a wall if they're not done properly.

Good luck Jill!

Niki

Kaylie & Danny (STAR grads)

Phila., PA

> Well, once again we have stepped into the relatively unknown with

my

> son Tommy. Today I took him to see his ped. to get a referral to

> Special Children's clinic and also to see why he was eating

cardboard

> and paper-I though maybe he had pica or some other nutritional

> deficiency. His Dr. agreed with me that he needs PT again, because

> his tort is regressing a bit and his R. side is less developed.

That

> was fine, I was expecting that. What I was not expecting was her

> telling me that his eating cardboard (not just chewing, but

actually

> swallowing it like it was candy) was more in line with obsessive-

> compulsive disorder. She asked me a few more questions about his

> habits and it seems that a lot of the things he does which I

thought

> were merely " cute " are actually not normal toddler behavior. She

> thinks he has Tourette's Syndrome and is getting Tommy a referral

to

> see a neurologist for an official diagnosis.

> I don't know why I didn't see this coming-I was diagnosed with

> Tourette's when I was 19 and my DH has ADD. Most of the people in

my

> family have some kind of Obsessive-Compulsive disorder (NEVER fold

my

> mother's sheets in her house, only she can do it right!) but I

never

> thought that either of my sons would have to deal with it.

> I'm so depressed. I don't want my son to go through what I went

> through. He's so bright and he's been through so much already.

> I went websurfing but I can't find any useful information. It's

> frustrating. Thanks for letting me vent.

> Jill Ramos