My son's teacher called me in for an urgent word today and has said that he is going to be observed by the senco in the morning. They have asked that I call gp and ask for referral to Camhs. I am shocked. I raised concerns about my son's behaviour at the last parents evening and have been waiting for a member of staff to get back to me. I asked his teacher whether she had noticed his inability to stop moving and fidgeting. She said she hadn't noticed it at the time. I was more concerned about other things, I hadn't considered anything like this.
He had a cold at Christmas and then seemed to be coughing for ages. Took him to the doctors and they said he was fine. Took him back, still fine. Put on a nose spray for allergies, taken off in case it was irritating his throat. Started on an inhaler in case it was asthma or a wheeze, but every time they listened to his chest or looked at his throat they said it was fine. The cough isn't a cough anymore, it's a throat clearing hissing sound which he does every few seconds. I told him it might be a habit that he's got into and he is making his throat sore by doing it so often, but he told me there is something in his throat and he needs to clear it. His teacher said that his movements were so bad today that he didn't stop at all and 5 members of staff raised concerns about him, including the head who wanted me to be informed today and senco ASAP. I feel really panicked and shocked. On the way home from school he was violently jerking his head back every 5 seconds or so. I've seen him do this before but not so frequently. His teacher said he's also been pulling at the collar of his top and jerking his shoulders. He went through a phase of twitching his nose a lot last year, which I thought was because of possible allergies. That's stopped now, though.
I feel like an idiot for not having considered that the throat clearing was a tic. Even though I had started to think it was a habit. I asked about the head movements and he said he needs to do it cos he has hurt his neck. I am in shock. Is there a chance that this is all just one big misunderstanding? I called my mom in a panic when I got back and she immediately started minimising. I know she's trying to help by saying oh it could be other things, but she did that in the past when he was being investigated for a medical condition and convinced me it was unnecessary. I foolishly believed her and delayed tests but I was wrong, he did have the condition. I need some impartial opinions. And what am I supposed to do? Should I call the GP once I have spoken to the senco? I am surprised at the urgency of the school and it is making me panic. His teacher mentioned Tourette's a few times, though obviously said she is not a doctor and doesn't know. But that's clearly what they're all thinking. It is possible to just have tics sometimes isn't it? The speed at which they seem to have increased has surprised me. And how often he's doing it. I don't know what to think. I almost regret telling my parents cos they mean well and we are close but I know they'll start with things and I just don't want to be dealing with it right now.
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Son out of the blue being observed by senco tomorrow. Tourette's??
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