This I didn’t know. Ninety percent of people with Tourette syndrome have another disorder. Fifty to sixty percent of them have ADHD. It’s the combination that is most diabiling particularly in children. So, Dr. Tamara Pringsheim, a neurologist from the U of C looked into what puts these kids at risk of having both. She and her team looked at nearly 400 children with Tourette syndrome. They discovered if the child was born premature, or had a low birth weight or who’s mother smoked during pregnancy, the child was two to three times at risk of having Tourette and ADHD.
There’s also a genetic component. Dr. Pringsheim says 75 percent of her patients with Tourette have a family history of a tic disorder or obsessive compulsive disorder. So, if you have this family history it’s very important to have a healthy pregnancy in order to reduce the risk to your child.
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Hi my name is Roxane , My son Eric was diagnosed with Aspergers Tourettes O.C.D and ADHD it was alot of hard work but we made it we wear told when he was about 8yrs now he is 17 and graduating this year.I’m very proud of him and how far he has come .He was excepted to the Uof C and Mount Royal.He has excepted to go to Mount Royal cause the transition would be easyer he is going tobecome a vet .I just wan’t everyone to know there is hope and a good future ,never give up .
April 17th, 2009 at 3:29 pmThanks