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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP again- peers don’t tease about it but [b]it upsets teachers. They always want to argue with me and don’t accept what the doctor recommends. The tics change often. Motor is more often than vocal but on occasion he hums. He is embarrassed when teachers notice and get angry at him.[/b]

He goes to a mainstream summer camp out of state up north and that is his best social outlet.

The swearing thing is extremely rare- that’s more in movies about Tourette’s. There are medications for extreme cases like this but they have strong side effects and are not recommended for mild or moderate cases like DS.

I am in nova. Have thought about moving to MD. PP, thanks for the homeschool group suggestion. I wasn’t sure if we would be welcomed because we are doing more online than homeschool but we do have to file with the county as homeschool and share curriculum with them.

Thanks for the empathy- Tourette’s is isolating. [/quote]

This is unacceptable.  I'm not trying to "blame you" but does your son have an IEP?  Are you meeting with his teachers prior to the start of the year to explain what they will see so they know what's coming?  Or are the teachers ambushed by his behavioral symptoms?  If you are expecting him to "pass," OP, then you are creating an impossible situation for you, him, his teachers, and his peers.  It's time to be open and honest about his disability, ask for an IEP, educate his teachers on his tics and behaviors flowing from his disability, get proper accommodations, and move forward.

There is no excuse for teachers not accepting what  a doctor recommends unless you are simply verbalizing it to them as some sort of doctor's advice in the absence of an IEP.  Is that what is happening here?  If not, time for you to get real or maybe get some therapy and get out of your own way.[/quote]

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