Your child has been been behaving strangely and after a doctor's visit, your worst fears have been confirmed: they have Tourette syndrome. This problematic condition will make life difficult for you and your child, but it can be dealt with if you understand what you're getting into.
What Tourette Syndrome Is
Tourette syndrome is a neurological condition that causes people to exhibit motor tics which they have no control over. Simple tics are brief and repetitive motions, such as eye blinking and grimacing or vocalization, such as throat clearing.
Complex tics often involve moving the whole body while vocal tics can include words or even sentences. The “swearing” element of Tourette syndrome is real, but just part of the problem. Often, the …show more content…
Sometimes simply talking to them will force them to pay attention to you and their tics may subside. Often parents have luck taking their children for a walk or getting them some exercise.
Unfortunately, that isn't always enough to eliminate tics. As a result your child may need to receive medication as well as cognitive-behavioral therapy to help alleviate their symptoms. Cognitive-behavioral therapy uses redirection and reinforcement to try to steer children away from their tics.
Sometimes this process works to ease symptoms in that it helps reset some of the neurological patterns that may cause Tourette syndrome, but it cannot be cured.
Are Rage Attacks Connected to Tourette Syndrome?
For years, people have linked rage attacks and Tourette syndrome due to their unpredictability. Rage attacks are those moments in a child's life when they fly into an inexplicable rage at the slightest provocation. However, science has never found a link between Tourette syndrome and rage attacks.
That said, many children with Tourette syndrome do show symptoms of severe anger and frustration due to their inability to control their tics. Soothe their frustration any way that you can and try to calm them
What Tourette Syndrome Is
Tourette syndrome is a neurological condition that causes people to exhibit motor tics which they have no control over. Simple tics are brief and repetitive motions, such as eye blinking and grimacing or vocalization, such as throat clearing.
Complex tics often involve moving the whole body while vocal tics can include words or even sentences. The “swearing” element of Tourette syndrome is real, but just part of the problem. Often, the …show more content…
Sometimes simply talking to them will force them to pay attention to you and their tics may subside. Often parents have luck taking their children for a walk or getting them some exercise.
Unfortunately, that isn't always enough to eliminate tics. As a result your child may need to receive medication as well as cognitive-behavioral therapy to help alleviate their symptoms. Cognitive-behavioral therapy uses redirection and reinforcement to try to steer children away from their tics.
Sometimes this process works to ease symptoms in that it helps reset some of the neurological patterns that may cause Tourette syndrome, but it cannot be cured.
Are Rage Attacks Connected to Tourette Syndrome?
For years, people have linked rage attacks and Tourette syndrome due to their unpredictability. Rage attacks are those moments in a child's life when they fly into an inexplicable rage at the slightest provocation. However, science has never found a link between Tourette syndrome and rage attacks.
That said, many children with Tourette syndrome do show symptoms of severe anger and frustration due to their inability to control their tics. Soothe their frustration any way that you can and try to calm them