Turret Syndrome?

Question

My brother has a problem where he cant control makeing rhyme schemes or patterns. Like when he moves his left index finger then he has to move his right index finger and vice versa until he came out with every possible way. Do you think its Turret Syndrom or something else?

Answer 1

It sounds more like OCD. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Answer 2

you have to expalin wheta you mean by 'he has to move'

does he get agitated if he does not follow a routine--that may be OCD

if it an involunatry tic (movement) taht would be tourettes

Answer 3

yeah sound more like ocd

but this can be a result of other conditions.  People with aspergers (mild autism) and ADHD can have similar impulse/compulsive behaviours like OCD.

My kid has ADHD and i had him diagnosed because he was getting into trouble 'cos he was impulsively calling out in class and getting into trouble and it made him sad because he didn't know why, but it's not tourettes.  

I prob have ADHD,I am VERY innatentive and forgetfull. But also when i was 9 to 12 years old, i used to do eye stretches and mouth stretches and crack my knuckles on my head.  I couldn't help it, but i soon grew out of it and only my family and a few close friends can remember that i did it now.  I have never had a diagnosis of any kind.

I'm not saying for a second that he has ADHD!  you understand, just to demonstrate that loads of people have trouble controling impulses and just deal with it and its not a problem.

Many people have little things like this that they do and if you dig deep could get a medical diagnosis, but as long as is doesn't impare his daily life, (stop him from doing things or make him unhappy because it worries him or other people avoid him) theres no need to pursue it.

It's some thing that he will hope fully grow out of.  Just be a good big brother doing the usual big brother things but keep one eye open to make sure he is happy in regards to his compulsions.

If your family is still concerend they could ask school if they have any worries about this, and or go see the doctor who will refer him if they think its necessary.

:o)

Answer 4

its probaly turret syndrome

Answer 5

Have him tested for both ocd and tourette's. It could be niether or both. Often times people with tourette's also have OCD. This does sound more like OCD though, but then again you never know what it could be.

Answer 6

It's Tourette's syndrome, not Turret.

Answer 7

"Tennisga" is correct!  It's Tourettes Syndrome--it effects speech, can include ticks and motor control.  I worked as a therapist with a young man in a classroom for Behavior Disordered Adolescents.  He was very bright and in spite of the severe ticks that jerked his head 90 degrees to the side, he read steadily and voraciously.   His behavioral patterns stemmed from severe sibling rivalry and he could be very intimidating (not a component of Tourettes).  Stress increased his inappropriate verbal outbursts.  He eventually solved his bhr'al problems, developed an incredibly positive sense of humor and he and I gave a 2-hr workshop to teachers in the area.  There was standing-room only, as everyone knew him and had had tried to deal with him.  He had been able to trace the root of his very negative bhr'al patterns back to his childhood and his severe sibling rivalry.  He normalized his bhr and was able to enter reg HS classes.  I retired and, unfortunately, I was unable to follow-up as to his ability to enter into adulthood work and functioning.