Tics

hollyg1920

Does anyone have a child with a tic?

DS is 9 and we have noticed a few tics (he pumps his fists, taps his foot behind his leg when standing still and squints/blinks several times in a row)

He says he can't control it and he needs to do it-which I know is true

I am just wondering if this is something we need to make a dr appt about or wait until his 10 year checkup in march to discuss

TIA

Ginlyn0

Everything that Auntie said!!

My oldest DD has had tics since about 3rd grade. She doesn't have a dx of Tourrettes either because her tics move and she typically doesn't have more than 1 at a time. We just had to learn to ignore them. She has had vocal grunting/throat clearing, and a variety of other tics but currently she has an eye-roll/blink tic. She isn't bothered by them and doesn't really notice them and it definitely gets worse when her anxiety is up.