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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP again- peers don’t tease about it but 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.

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]

Many of us have struggled with teachers and getting our kids the help they need as well as understanding them.  We have different concerns but similar struggles with teachers.  We've had a much better experience with middle school teachers and they've been much more helpful and supportive.  Maybe we got lucky (finally).  But, you are going to have that at any school, public or private.

If the tics are the main issue, I wouldn't put him in a SN school that has kids with behavioral problems.

I'd try boy scouts for more social.[/quote]

The Boy Scout idea is interesting. I’m glad that you had a better experience in middle. I pulled after 6th because the school kept losing our child’s medical forms. I would provide a report from the neurologist or testing and at the next meeting, they couldn’t find it and ordered more testing. They kept playing dumb and pulling DC from class so we left and did the online program. It has worked really well. I am sticking with it. That school has not asked for so much from me but I imagine it’s because it’s online.[/quote]

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