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tourettes?
my boyfriends grandma on his dads side has tourettes so him, his mom, and i were wondering if he has it. he says it only happens if he gets nervous, sad, or mad. i was at his house last night and it was so sad. his neck will twitch and like his head kept going back because of it or to the side and twitch like 5 times. he said he doesnt really have control over it and he cant really make himself move when it happens. it was so sad because we were sitting up on the floor and i was holding him and he was trying to put his arms around me except he kept twitching and then he finally got his arms around me and he twitched and his arms like fell off of me so i think he gave up. does that sound like tourettes? it came out of nowhere though, like it started a couple days ago and i just found out last night. oh and by the way, hes 15 if that matters
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If this just started a short while ago, he cannot at this point be diagnosed with Tourette's Disorder. The DSM-IV (which is pretty much THE book for diagnosing mental disorders) criteria can be found here:
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It's possible that it's the start of Tourette's, or it might just be nervous energy. Regardless, if it lasts long, he should see a doctor. The doctor can also rule out other possible illnesses in disguise.
I have Tourette's, and it's fairly mild at this point. It's bothersome, but not the end of the world.
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Yeah, it sounds like he does have it.
Don't feel like you're the only one though, my boyfriend has tourettes. Well, he used to when he was younger, but fortunatly, he grew out of it, but it comes back slightly when he gets angry.
Have his parents take him to the doctor, and they will prescribe him medication to help it. :)
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Well it sounds like his parents should take him to see a doctor, he could have tourettes syndrome, but you'll never know for sure unless he sees a doctor.
But if it is like he says only when he gets upset or nervous then maybe he was just nervous around you.
I hope everything works out; good luck!
-Katie
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nervous ticks. he does have tourettes i think. no one on this site can tell you for sure. we can only give our opinions. we can not diagnose. but, to me, it deff. sounds like tourettes
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