sorry i'm just now getting back to this.... its been a crazy past couple of days......... I've seriously considered asking scott what he thought about acupuncture, but decided i should get more info on it first. As far as the driving goes, He hasn't passed the permit test yet. he took it once and missed to many, then i made up a "mock" test and he missed to many. Hes the type that reads stuff once and thats it... he considers that as studying
i guess when he gets desperate enough he'll study the book.

Vicky,

Would Scott be more likely to listen to the drivers manual on tape? I don't know if this is available in all states, but at my school the special education teacher had the drivers manual on tape to listen to and a bunch of practice tests that came with it. This was over five years ago and even in a small school. Maybe you could check with his highschool's special ed teacher to see if they have this or could special order it.

Also state websites commonly have practice tests for the written exam.

Carolyn

Hi all,

Lara's post made me smile. I've been away from the boards for a long while (tics waning, obviously) although I did peek in now and then. But, many years ago when I found this online network of TS families, I didn't think we'd ever make it to 21. Just wanted to say a BIG THANK YOU for helping us raise our son into the wonderful young man we have here today.

As I read the teeth/tic posts, I am amazed as always that there are others in this world that live our life. Who else would really understand that Luke has very thin, stubby molars from a teeth grinding tic?? Drives his dentist nuts...but he grinds right through the plastic bite guards everytime. I think the things make it worse, in fact.

Isn't it interesting pain makes the tics worse. That is certainly true for Luke. Lots of very painful tics have come and (fortunately) gone over the years. I just hope the head banging moves along very soon.

Hugs,
Cheryl

Cheryl
I do hope the head tic wanes quickly for Luke to.

if he still grinds teeth ever, pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) really helps with that (not sure if I mentioned that before )

it is so good to have a support network like these boards offer isnt it!
somehow just having someone else say "Yes!I know how you feel" and
realise that they reallyDO know cos they have experienced it too, just brings a comfort that is really meaningful

Well, the first of the wisdoms (lower left) has broken thru the gum and.........yep, my son's tics have stabilised! Hopefully the other 3 teeth will be as easy and no surgery will be required. We did add pantothenic acid and Royal Jelly back to his supplement regimin too, and I know that helped immediately to stop the bruxism/jaw snap tic that had re developed

just wanted to mention that we now have a Dental Forum here at NeuroTalk
http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/forumdisplay.php?f=89

Intended to deal with all things toothy and specifically how dental issues can impact neurology and general health