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Child Jumps, Claps, and Screams constantly?

I have a son who is 4 years old. For about 2 years now he's been jumping, clapping, and screaming all together whenever he seems to be in a loud environment. He has been potty trained easily, and can dress himself just fine. His teacher says that he is very good in his classes, and has been learning everyday. I've seen over 5 therapists, and they've seemed to all diagnose him with Sensory Processing Disorder. But his special needs teacher seems to believe it might be more than that: Tourette's Syndrome. Seeing as this constant activity as a sign of various tics. I just wanted to see if anyone else has raised a child with the same type of symptoms.

Thank You!

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  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    Perhaps he's just happy. Did those smartypants teachers and therapists ever think of THAT? Those "authorities" quite often want to brand what is probably normal behavior as a "disease," because of their own impatience or intolerance.

    I think their own sensory mechanisms need to be processed, and most of those "experts" are best suited for treating one another, after the doors are closed at 5 pm. You're probably better off teaching him yourself.

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