Tourette Syndrome & Tic Disorders Support Group
This community is dedicated to those afflicted with a tic disorder. A tic disorder is one in which uncontrollable muscle spasms that can range from small annoyances to major disruptive occurrences. .
My son is 6.
Ok, so the echolalia one is pretty easy to figure out, even though he does it very quietly under his breath.
It's the coprolalia I'm having a hard time figuring out. I know it isn't very common and isn't always cuss words.
If a child with tourette's also has ADHD and possibly ODD who is all over the place all the time, how do you know if it's coprolalia or not? He calls people names all the time and says stuff like poopoo head, or I pee in your food, and laughs hysterically. Mostly when he knows he shouldn't. And I know he olnly does it because he knows its going to get a reaction out of other people. I pretty much ignore it, like I didn't even hear him, but everybody makes a huge deal out of it. He doesn't understand Tourette's and has absolutely no interest in learning about it.
Ok, so the echolalia one is pretty easy to figure out, even though he does it very quietly under his breath.
It's the coprolalia I'm having a hard time figuring out. I know it isn't very common and isn't always cuss words.
If a child with tourette's also has ADHD and possibly ODD who is all over the place all the time, how do you know if it's coprolalia or not? He calls people names all the time and says stuff like poopoo head, or I pee in your food, and laughs hysterically. Mostly when he knows he shouldn't. And I know he olnly does it because he knows its going to get a reaction out of other people. I pretty much ignore it, like I didn't even hear him, but everybody makes a huge deal out of it. He doesn't understand Tourette's and has absolutely no interest in learning about it.
Kim
Coprolalia (speaking obscenities or socially taboo phrases)
Copropraxia (obscene gestures)
Coprolalia~
He doesn't cuss. He says inappropriate things at inappropriate times. Like "Poopy" or "Butt". He'll be running through the house (ADHD) and just blurt out "DUMMY!" at nobody in particular. Then he'll get a sheepish look like, "oops" and giggles. That's just one example. He also will just blurt out a loud meaningless sound like, "BLAAAAAHHHHH!", especially when other people around him are trying to have a conversation. This bothers my permanent roommate and his 3 kids ALWAYS make a big deal out of it. And of course tattle on him, because potty mouth is forbidden. So I'm left feeling like I have to punish him for breaking the no potty mouth rule, but I also believe it's the Tourette's. I'm the ONLY one that believes it's the tourette's.
Copropraxia~
He also ALWAYS has his hands down the front of his pants. We have created a code word when he's doing it. "Pockets". This reminds him to take his hands out of his hands and put them in his pockets instead. This tic REALLY bothers my permanent roommates oldest boy, he thinks it's disgusting and implies that my son is dirty by saying things like, "don't touch me". Which I get, but I don't want my son feeling like he's dirty.