My brother has tourettes syndrom.....?!
Question: i want to be the best big sister ever!!! i dont know what to do.. he is 9 and i am 15.... i just want to be soo great for him... he struggles with reading but can do math faster than anyone i know.... he is a great baseball player and he is easy to get along with....... how do i make life easier for him... i dont think he has a lot of friends at school.... we get notes home from the teacher saying he is making annoying noises and we have explained that it is his tourettes( he has a vocal and a motor tick..) he si the sweetest boy and i think he might get teased a little... how do i help?
Answers: i want to be the best big sister ever!!! i dont know what to do.. he is 9 and i am 15.... i just want to be soo great for him... he struggles with reading but can do math faster than anyone i know.... he is a great baseball player and he is easy to get along with....... how do i make life easier for him... i dont think he has a lot of friends at school.... we get notes home from the teacher saying he is making annoying noises and we have explained that it is his tourettes( he has a vocal and a motor tick..) he si the sweetest boy and i think he might get teased a little... how do i help?
My step sister is in her 30s now and has had tourettes since she was a child. She takes medication and it helps her very much. All you can do for him is be there when he needs you. If you catch some kids making fun of him, pull the kid aside next time you see him/her and explain to them he can't help it. Plus in a very nice way, tell the kids how would they feel if they were teased everyday. Would they feel good or bad???
I work at a middle school as a teacher and that usually works for me. :)
Hope this helps and keep loving your brother as you do!!
it sounds like you're already helping him. Maybe bring him along to hang out with your freinds. Just making new friends, no matter what the age, will help him learn to be more accepting of other people. Kids his age tend to make fun of kids who are different because they don't understand why they are so. Or maybe helping him make a friend his age and being there to guide him on how to behave/play with other kids will help him. If he enjoys baseball, get him into a league and be there at some of his practices and all of his games. The bottom line is that just being there and helping him in social situations will make it easier to deal with doing it on his own. You're a good big sis to not just dismiss him off as your disabled lil brother ( I knew someone who did that. His bro was autistic, and he couldn't stand being around him. Really sad.). Just be his sister and his friend. Find out what his interests are and share in his enjoyment!