12yo Aspie with Vocal Tic

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My 12yo son who has Aspergers also has a vocal tic. It bothers him a great deal. We’ve tried behaverial therapy for it and it hasn’t worked. Has anyone had experience in treating the tics with medications? I read the Clonodine and Clonazapam (sp?) can be beneficial. Has anyone tried these with success?

Clonazepam is addictive. Both medications you mentioned are anti-anxiety.

An uncontrolled tic not removed by behavioral "therapy" is likely a sign of enormous anxiety. I bet some of the anxiety sources can be removed and then the tic would get better.

We can look for them, starting with answering some questions:
What therapies and services does your son receive? What kind of school does he attend to? How is he doing? What does he like/enjoy to do? What are his interests?

I think that would be a nice starting point. Cheers!