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7 year old has an excessive blinking habit. Anyone else’s kid?

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mamatothreebunnies · 26/11/2023 09:06

DD started having this blinking habit since she was about 4. It has progressively got worse and now it’s really excessive. Her teachers at school have picked up on it too and said other teachers have mentioned it as well.

I’ve taken her to opticians and other health specialist when it first started. They said it’s a habit and it will go away and not to draw attention. But it’s been a few years and it hasn’t gone away.

im worried soon her friends will notice and make fun of her or say things to make her insecure about it. She doesn’t know she’s doing it and I haven’t asked her questions so I don’t draw attention to it.

Has anyone else’s child had this? Did it go? Really worried about her :(

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mamatothreebunnies · 26/11/2023 09:07

to add, it tends to be in one eye at a time so she will rapidly blink one side even switch and back and forth.

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