Guest guest Posted July 2, 2004 Report Share Posted July 2, 2004 Audrey, Great story - good for you to keep pushing and working to help your children. They're very cute too! Annette on 7/2/04 11:15 AM, at wrote: > Subject: Stars of the Month > > My children made it as Stars of the month for July! Please, visit > the webpage and read Jimmy and Jelly's story. You can send in your > own story and your kids can also be " Stars of the month " , Check out > this link Stars 4 kidz http://www.stars4kidz.com/loadpage.php? > page=starofmonth.htm & banner=STAR_OF_MONTH.swf > Love, Audrey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 11, 2005 Report Share Posted October 11, 2005 Hi & welcome -- I think that the pulling strings and nailbiting are both OCD behaviors. They're probably both things that he finds comforting/calming. You might want to experiment with letting him chew gum (at home) and see if the teacher will let him hold on to a squeeze ball/hand exerciser during circle time at school when they're sitting on the rug. My 14 y.o. OCD/TS/ADHD son still finds that the ball helps him focus when he's in class (although he doesn't get a whole lot of notes taken down). However, the trick for him is to not toss it in the air :-) It might work for your son -- I have to admit, though, that none of my son's fingernails are longer than a half-inch and some are shorter. I always had to cut them weekly until 3rd grade when he took Ritalin for 9 months... Jane B. In a message dated 10/11/2005 8:15:24 AM Eastern Standard Time, writes: Pulling strings - OCD can be pretty weird (was with my son!) but I can't say for sure if OCD is what is causing your son to do this. It might fall in line more with the nail biting...hmmm...don't know. Does he seem to stop other things to do this, or do it just when he's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 11, 2005 Report Share Posted October 11, 2005 Hi & welcome -- I think that the pulling strings and nailbiting are both OCD behaviors. They're probably both things that he finds comforting/calming. You might want to experiment with letting him chew gum (at home) and see if the teacher will let him hold on to a squeeze ball/hand exerciser during circle time at school when they're sitting on the rug. My 14 y.o. OCD/TS/ADHD son still finds that the ball helps him focus when he's in class (although he doesn't get a whole lot of notes taken down). However, the trick for him is to not toss it in the air :-) It might work for your son -- I have to admit, though, that none of my son's fingernails are longer than a half-inch and some are shorter. I always had to cut them weekly until 3rd grade when he took Ritalin for 9 months... Jane B. In a message dated 10/11/2005 8:15:24 AM Eastern Standard Time, writes: Pulling strings - OCD can be pretty weird (was with my son!) but I can't say for sure if OCD is what is causing your son to do this. It might fall in line more with the nail biting...hmmm...don't know. Does he seem to stop other things to do this, or do it just when he's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 11, 2005 Report Share Posted October 11, 2005 Jenni -- I don't know of any direct link between TS & seizures, but the staring could also be an OCD-type thought that's distracting him? Jane B. In a message dated 10/11/2005 8:15:24 AM Eastern Standard Time, writes: One more question, he's been having brief (5-15 seconds) of unresponsive staring, there are history of seizures on both my and my husbands side of the family. Does anyone think TS can bring out seizures? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 11, 2005 Report Share Posted October 11, 2005 Jenni -- I don't know of any direct link between TS & seizures, but the staring could also be an OCD-type thought that's distracting him? Jane B. In a message dated 10/11/2005 8:15:24 AM Eastern Standard Time, writes: One more question, he's been having brief (5-15 seconds) of unresponsive staring, there are history of seizures on both my and my husbands side of the family. Does anyone think TS can bring out seizures? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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