{"id":8738,"date":"2021-11-29T18:33:36","date_gmt":"2021-11-29T10:33:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.primecare.com.hk\/?post_type=parenting_info&#038;p=8738"},"modified":"2021-11-30T10:57:46","modified_gmt":"2021-11-30T02:57:46","slug":"%e5%b0%8f%e6%9c%8b%e5%8f%8b%e6%88%90%e6%97%a5%e5%81%9a%e6%80%aa%e8%a1%a8%e6%83%85-%e5%8f%aa%e6%98%af%e8%aa%bf%e7%9a%ae","status":"publish","type":"parenting_info","link":"https:\/\/www.primecare.com.hk\/en\/parenting_info\/%e5%b0%8f%e6%9c%8b%e5%8f%8b%e6%88%90%e6%97%a5%e5%81%9a%e6%80%aa%e8%a1%a8%e6%83%85-%e5%8f%aa%e6%98%af%e8%aa%bf%e7%9a%ae","title":{"rendered":"Do children often pull funny faces just because they're being naughty?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The child made funny faces and odd movements all day.<br>Apart from being mischievous and active, Zuoduo also<br>There's a chance it could be Tourette's syndrome.<br>It's very easy to mistake Tourette's symptoms for<br>Young children, due to mischief or playfulness, incorrectly add<br>Instead of scolding their child, they actually worsened their illness.<br>Passion<br><br><br><strong>Tourette Syndrome?<\/strong><br>Paediatric specialist Dr. Chan Yan-wing explained that \"tics<br>\"Syndrome\" is generally divided into \"Transient Tic Disorder\" or<br>Persistent motor or vocal tics<br>Tic disorder. General symptoms of Tourette syndrome<br>Less than one year, \"persistent tic disorder\" is<br>Symptoms lasting more than a year, and only appearing<br>\"Action type\" or \"voice type\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Tic disorder symptoms<\/strong><br>Most common 'motor tic disorder' symptoms<br>Blinking, winking, shrugging, nodding,<br>The side of the neck, even sudden twitching or jerking of the limbs<br>arm, etc. \"Vocal tics\" on the other hand.<br>Including throat clearing, coughing, strange noises, and burping<br>Sounds or animal noises. Dr. Chan explained that with the brain<br>Unlike tantrums, individuals with tic disorders have self-control.<br>to prevent tics from occurring in a short period, but when<br>When you have a fever, your twitches will increase, and after falling asleep<br>The action will disappear naturally.<br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The impact of Tourette Syndrome on children's psychological development<\/strong><br><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"171\" class=\"wp-image-8751\" style=\"width: 250px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.primecare.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/\u87a2\u5e55\u64f7\u53d6\u756b\u9762-2021-11-29-183307.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.primecare.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/\u87a2\u5e55\u64f7\u53d6\u756b\u9762-2021-11-29-183307.png 507w, https:\/\/www.primecare.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/\u87a2\u5e55\u64f7\u53d6\u756b\u9762-2021-11-29-183307-300x205.png 300w, https:\/\/www.primecare.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/\u87a2\u5e55\u64f7\u53d6\u756b\u9762-2021-11-29-183307-18x12.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr. Chen reminded most children with Tourette's syndrome<br>The friend has no other health problems, and their bodily functions are<br>is also normal. But often due to abnormal actions<br>or vocal tics which cause varying degrees of emotion<br>or social issues, such as complaints from classmates or teachers, or<br>Being ostracised and ridiculed by peers can affect a young child's emotions.<br>and confidence, whilst parents, due to worry and anxiety, also<br>Constantly questioning the child about what's wrong, approaching different<br>Consult a specialist doctor. General treatment methods<br>Psychological treatment and social education should be the starting point.<br><br><strong>How to care for a young child with Tourette's syndrome<\/strong><br>\u2013 To help parents and other family members understand young children<br>Tic disorder symptoms and situations, to avoid due to<br>Misunderstood and blamed<br>\u2013 Avoid excessive spoiling or over-concern<br>to avoid the child being under prolonged stress<br>\u614b<br>\u2013 Inform the school teacher about the condition and assist the child<br>Children dealing with school issues and peer relationships<br>\u2013 If the illness severely affects the child's daily life<br>If alive, a prescription for mental health medication may be required.<br>ing medications, such as dopamine inhibitors.<br>Tic symptoms occur (due to medication)<br>Due to side effects, it is only recommended for those who are more<br>(for serious matters)<br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr. Chen said that most patients suffered from temporary<br>Tourette syndrome, where tics occur for at least a year<br>Healing. If it's a persistent type, about one-third of patients<br>one-third of people will have it disappear, and another third will<br>significantly reduced, and the remaining third will continue to be<br>If children start to show similar symptoms.<br>You should seek a specialist doctor as soon as possible to treat any condition or situation.<br>During diagnosis and treatment.<br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The above information was provided by Paediatrician Dr Chan Yan Wing<br>Source: Kindred Spirits<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><br><\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":8772,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"default","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}}},"categories":[78,40],"class_list":["post-8738","parenting_info","type-parenting_info","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-78","category-parenting-info"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.primecare.com.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/parenting_info\/8738","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.primecare.com.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/parenting_info"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.primecare.com.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/parenting_info"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.primecare.com.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/parenting_info\/8738\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8753,"href":"https:\/\/www.primecare.com.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/parenting_info\/8738\/revisions\/8753"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.primecare.com.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8772"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.primecare.com.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8738"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.primecare.com.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8738"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}