Guest guest Posted January 31, 2012 Report Share Posted January 31, 2012 Hi Everyone, I'm Jan and I have a 10 year son, . He was just recently diagnosed with Tourettes. He also has been diagnosed with ADHD, OCD, and Dyslexia. I have not yet tried any meds with him since the end of his 2nd grade year (he would be in 5th grade now) because he had some complications from the meds. I decided to homeschool him at that point and have ever since. Some of his behaviors improved, but here recently the tourettes has kicked in plus his OCD is much worse. I have a call in to his doctor about finding him some help. I have a couple of questions. First, I feel like I need to learn the best way to help my son. Has anyone received family counseling to help you find the best way to help your child or is there a good book I could find about this topic? Also, is it best to start just with behavior therapy before trying medication? I've never been a big medication person, but if my son needs it to help him have a better life with friends and being able to learn then I will go that route too. Finally, I just want to say it's comforting finding this group. I don't really have anyone I know who has these types of issues with their kids. I've already learned a few things just from reading your comments and questions. In fact, I didn't realize that " confessing " was an OCD type problem. My son has always done this to some extent, but here lately it's getting worse. I'm not really sure how to handle that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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