Son Making Noises Constantly A. Silly/goofy Movements A. Faces/

Have you ever asked the doctor about a vocal A./or motor tic? You may want to google both A. read up on them.

This may sounds NUTS - my son had a what seemed like a minor vocal tic that appeared to go away once removed foods he is sensitive to (A. he had ALOT of them).

Now, according to my ped they can come A. go on their own. I don't totally buy that . . .

Good luck to you both!

PS: I found it best to not call much attention to a vocal tic - if you do it becomes almost irresistable to the child to do it (kind of like if someone tells you to not clear your throat).

Have you seen a pediatric neurologist? It sounds just like my son who has been diagnosed with Tourettes. I'm surprised all your docs haven't been able to diagnose his tics (which they obviously are). If your son truly can't stop himself, they are involuntary tics. There are medications out there that *may* be able to help him, but your first step would be a visit to a neurologist who specialises in Tourettes. Good luck!

Have you looked into Asbergers syndrome at all? My son has had the same issues, with varying frequency, A. always annoying to us but fairly unconscious to him. He was tested for Asbergers. The noises A. movement in the case of Asbergers would be sensorial stimulants. Abergers kids often have sensory issues, A. feel compelled to get that sensory stimulation. Occupational therapy could help.

How many parts are there? I would be very perplexed too, if you had seen bunch of doctors about this kind of issue (among them, I would be shocked not to find a nurologist) A. no one had ever mentioned the possiblity that the chest beating, noises A. facial movements could be Tourette Syndrome. Has this not been ruled out? If it is tourette, he can't truly help it, A. probably has some other issues too that you may not be aware are related that he could get help for as well.

If you have already seen a neurologist, I would see another one for a second opinion

M.

My son is autistic A. does the things you are describing. You have gotten a lot of good info from all these ladies. I agree that color of bowel movement is a new one on me although i have gotten some info that indicates digestive health is affected by ASD. Has it occurred to you that he might see the exchange (him making noises, you telling him to stop) as how he gets attention, or the way things are since it has been going on for years? Have you ever tried ignoring it for the most part? Unless you are in church or at a funeral, in a library, is it really such a big deal? In my personal opinion, children should at least be able to express themselves sometimes. I truly believe the fact that we don't make a big deal about "noises A. twitches" has reduced the frequency. May God Bless You!

Have any of the doctors you've seen mentioned Tourette Syndrome? My son was having similar problems A. was referred to a pediatric nuerologist who diagnosed him with Tourette Syndrome. My son took medication A. attended therapy sessions off A. on. He is now grown A. his problems are presently very mild. He currently takes no medication or receives any treatment at this time. If your son does have Tourette's or another similar disorder, then he probably can't help the noise or movement but you can try to make it more acceptable. For example, for awhile my son had a "spitting tic". We allowed him to spit but he learned to spit in a tissue A. then throw the tissue away. Sometimes getting his mind off the tic (a certain repetitive movement or vocalization ) helped. We'd look at a book A. talk about it, etc. A. sometimes the tics would lessen or temporarily stop. Good luck to you A. your son. Also, I may be way off base here A. this may not be what you mean when you say he has constant noises A. movements.

From about age 7-9 my son also had some issues with tics. He had a lot of eye tics (rolling eyes A. blinking hard A. excessively) as well as a vocal tic ( he would exhale a loud "huh" sound when pausing in a sentance A. at the end of speaking). These tics would come A. go every few months for the duration of the two years. I never took him to the doctor as they were mostly simply annoying to us. He hardly noticed them. Fortunately this was something that he outgrew, as he is now a "tic free" twelve year old! If the movements are distracting to him A. interfere with school work, etc, I would definitely look into getting him to a dr. to see if he has some sort of tic disorder. Hang in there! Hopefully he will outgrow it like my son did!