Updated supplement list
Many of you have asked about Stink’s Supplement List. I have written several posts in the past about it here. But here is an update. Please note: This is what works for Stink, but might not work for you. TS… Continue Reading
Intuniv
Helicopter Parenting Alert: When do you step in?
I’m not a fan of helicopter parenting. Part of that results from the fact that I was always too busy socializing with other adults than to actually pay attention to my son freaking another 3-year-old out about some Scooby Doo… Continue Reading
Some days are better than others
Hello! We are new to this blog and to the Tourette Syndrome diagnosis, and my son Corey — who designed the above picture! — is having a bit of a hard time with it. Some days, like today when he… Continue Reading
Our experience with video games and tics
It’s been busy but productive as we slowly but surely put our house in order after our post-Christmas madness. There’s something deliciously satisfying about puttering and organizing when there’s not a ton of pressing “must do’s” crowding the task. Instead of… Continue Reading
Happy Holidays! Care for your kid your way
It’s four days before Christmas. My mom broke her hip, so we’re not doing the holidays at her house this year. Instead, we’ll have our normal Christmas Eve tradition here, as well as a few merry surprises for the kids,… Continue Reading
Everyone should try supplements
Above is what I give to Stink every morning. I am adding in some other nutrients I ordered by mail toward the end of the week. He’s still taking his 2mg/Intuniv for focus. So far, no changes. Lots of low… Continue Reading
Advocating for your kid
After everything we went through this summer and last spring with UCLA and their “wonderful” Intuniv program, Stink’s tics are worse than ever. His focus is up, but what is the trade off? The ability to sit still while clicking… Continue Reading
Cancer provides good perspective for dealing with Tourette Syndrome
Ladies and gentlemen, we have had two weeks of nonstop excitement from birthday parties to sleepovers to Wii time to pool dates and, lo and behold, the tics are back! Introducing, the squeaky gulp. It is happiest when interrupting Stink’s… Continue Reading
Tics ALWAYS return and summer ALWAYS lasts too long
Well, the moment I write “tics are gone,” they always come back. But they are still at a minimum, and I am very happy with the Intuniv. Stink is still Stink: happy and charming and sometimes a bit toooo silly.… Continue Reading
Writing a book … here’s part 1 of the introduction
NOTE: The is the first of three parts introducing AndreaF’s book about her life as a mother of a child with Tourette Syndrome. As of today, Stink is still doing awesome on the Intuniv. On a scale of 1 –… Continue Reading