7 y.o. Tourette child attempts suicide

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Readers -- I am mentioning the following case because of the
lack of understanding of the parent involved. A 7 y.o.
Tourette child has attempted suicide. The mother is
convinced that it is mainly because of the Tourettes.
I am sure that the problem is
with the parenting. I think it is important to inform
people about what Tourettes can and cannot do typically
While not wanting to blame parents, I do think that
responsibility must be accepted to a reasonable degree. In
a child that young certainly the biggest problem with
adaptation involves the parent and not Tourettes. This
parent is clearly in my observation a disturbed
individual yet accepts no responsibilty. While I would like
to be sympathetic to this mother, this is just plain sick.

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