Hi everyone,
My son is 5 years 5 months old. A typical gregarious little lad, tonnes of energy but bright and affectionate.
When he turned 4 last April, he developed a fairly harsh blinking tic which lasted 3 months solid, then vanished. I was relieved, hoping that it was just a passing phase of which I had read similar stories. Last November is resurfaced and has been on/off ever since. Sometimes is can be gone for a about a month, appear again for a few weeks and the pattern repeats. His eye tests have been fine and no allergies, so it is a tic and outwith his control. Watching TV seems to make it worse.
My worry is the length of time this has been present, 18 months on and off now and I wondered if anybody had any similar experiences? My underlying worry is obviously Tourettes syndrome, but thus far I have not noticed any other 'tics'. It is definitely worse at times of stress, when we moved house mid July it exploded to a level I had never seen before which was quite alarming, but then calmed down about a month after the move. He started school 3 weeks ago, and in the last week I think it's starting to creep back again.
I would be keen to hear any other experiences with tics, as I have convinced myself of the most severe possible outcome and him having Tourettes which is quite scary. I find myself watching him a lot! GP has referred us to a Paed finally, our appointment is mi October, but I am not holding out much hope of really getting any firm answers and find Mumsnet is usually the best source of advice.
Any words of wisdom or experience would be hugely appreciated xx