Tick thats lasted a year

[paula70]

Hi All

Our 6 year old boy has had a tick with his neck ie he thrusts his head back and sometimes forward so the chin almost touches his chest.
Its got steadly worse and now he seems to be doing it alot when hes thinking about something to say to you, hell thrust his head back 3 or 4 times before some words come out. Weve tried to avoid saying anything to him but have once asked him why hes doing it and he said his neck annoys him.

Any ideas what to do , is it just a phase or should we seek professional help?
Apart from that hes a very outgoing , socialable and happy child. But is quite energetic and can be aggressive sometimes if he doesnt get what he wants. Just verbially shouting rather than physically agressive.

Thanks in advanced

No advise sorry but DS had a throat clearing tic that went on for about 18 months at that age

I wouldn't worry too much but would probably get it checked out just in case. If his neck is 'annoying' him it might be that he has a trapped nerve or something that physio could release? Or a muscle spasm of some sort.

Hi. My son is 5, he will be 6 in April of this year. Just as he turned 4 he developed a blinking tic, which comes and goes but has been 'present' since then. So nearly two years. I also worry, and find myself looking for other tics...sometimes I think I have spotted some, other times I'm not sure if I'm imagining things. We consulted a Paed in october last year, he reassured us it's a tic, he can't control it so don't make him feel bad, hopefuuly he will grow out of it, or he may grow into some others! It's just a wait and see thing, but quite unnerving so I understand how worried you are. All I keep telling myself is it's not holding him back, he's a happy kid, so worry when it worries him! I know that sounds as though I am terribly laid back (I am soooo not) but I have had to accept that I cannot control this or predict any kind of future outcome. During the first year I worried so much it affected how I was with him, so now I force myself to be a little bit more relaxed x