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Childhood tics , poor little girl her face now never still!

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Flum · 20/02/2012 22:18

My gorgeous confident daughter who has just turned 8 started getting the odd tick, such as blinking, grimacing and nodding about a year ago. It has got much worse recently with her arms flinging out, and constant blinking and teeth nashing.

I have not yet taken her to the doctor as research on the web seems to imply, no point as nothing can be done and it doesn't pass until teenage years. I wish that weren't true as it really is becoming a bit of an affliction.

She is a bright girl, exceptionally good at literacy, reasonably good at maths, very social, nicely behaved, polite, fun. She is into drama and music and is left handed.

Could it be the start of tourettes??? I feel so sorry for her, as although she says she doesn't,t mind she has noticed it more recently, and it affects her table manners as she knocks thing over nd spills food as her hand shoots out involuntarily.

Any words of comfort, not sure can bear the opposite. I know it is minor in the grand scheme of things and she is healthy and I am so grateful and appreciative of that.

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Flum · 20/02/2012 22:24

loops this seems to have come up twice, use This one if you have any thoughts on this.

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Ranelaghmammy · 20/02/2012 22:42

You havent taken her to a doctor? I would.

3littlefrogs · 20/02/2012 22:47

TBH, I think you would be far better advised to take her straight to a doctor, rather than rely on the internet for a diagnosis and advice.

Why have you waited a year? I am a nurse (over 30 years experience as a nurse, midwife and health visitor) and if this was my child, my first port of call would be my GP. Pronto.

Please take her asap.

DrinkFeckArseGirls · 20/02/2012 22:57

I'm sorry but it' appalling you haven't taken your DD to see a doctor. You don't know what is causing it, it may be something that can be fixed (for lack of a better word). It may not, but you don't know till a doctor diagnoses her.

ShotgunNotDoingThePans · 20/02/2012 23:06

I agree with taking her to the doctor. My sister had this for years, well into adulthood, and it was never addressed. one of many things that were overlooked in our childhood.
I assume she 'grew out of it,' but it may well have been fixable at a much younger age had anything been done about it.
It was bad enough for me, the odd occasion someone asked why my sister pulled funny faces. Must have been ten times as bad for her.
Please have her seen.

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