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How did you manage the mood swings and behavioral issues that come with TS and OCD? As a parent, I try to keep things as normal as possible, while accommodating his needs. It seems that the behavioral issues are the least talked about. His tics are the least of his problems, especially according to him. He is a rager and we've had the police here and have taken his to the hospital because they get very severe.
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I'm not online very often unfortunately, but just wanted to say that mood swings and behavioural problems including the anger episodes are more common in children who have other conditions as well as tics, and as far as I remember from all the research, the more conditions one has, then the more the likelihood of those sorts of issues. I'd look elsewhere, especially if his tics are not of too much concern to him. e.g. you mention sensory issues in one of your other posts. You also mention the OCD and Chemar has given you advice there about the CBT. Worth investigating.
My son who was diagnosed many years ago (but he is also on Autism spectrum) had a LOT of sensory issues and it helped to get on top of the triggers. Certain things would totally trigger him. Some were more subtle. That combined with everything else would actually become overwhelming for him... thus the meltdowns.
BTW it's common for the meltdowns to happen at home. It's where the child feels safe. My son (when still in school) would spend his whole day suppressing his tics, be overloaded with sensory stimuli and then by the time he got to the car in the afternoon after school he was absolutely exhausted. I see you're home-schooling, so maybe some home-schooling sites would have more advice than I can give about that, but there must be some tricks to try regarding setting out the work for the day in small blocks of time, rather than lengthy periods etc.. You may have already tried those types of things, but if not, it might be worth a try.
Also worth remembering that some compulsions might be unseen. My son used to spend hours counting signposts on the side of the road when driving. He used to actually be triggered by bright sunlight too when driving. This of course is not part of TS but is related to his sensory issues.
I'd love to hear more about his sensory issues, brink.
What's happening with that?
I know you've seen this site already (from your previous post) but will post a couple of specific pages.
http://www.tourettesyndrome.net/sensory_overview.htm
Overview of Sensory Integration
http://www.tourettesyndrome.net/sensory_overview2.htm
Overview of Sensory Integration - Page 2
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http://www.tourettesyndrome.net/behavior_hone.htm
Behavior
http://www.tourettesyndrome.net/Files/Carta2004.pdf
Seven Successful Strategies for Preventing Challenging Behavior in Young Children