Anyone’s child have or had Tics?

[CocoBean22]

DS 8 years old started blinking hard with both eyes around 2 months ago. Then over the last week he has started shrugging his left shoulder upto his chin like he’s rubbing his chin against his shoulder.
He also had a sniffing tic a few months ago that disappeared as soon as it came.
Ive spoke to the doctor who isn’t worried and said that it’s super common in school age kids and that he will very likely grow out of it.
Has anyone else had or have a child with a tic and they disappeared in time?

Just stressing about it being Tourette’s 🤦🏻‍♀️

DS started having eye rolling and squinting tics when he was 6, doctor referred to a specialist who just said its very common and no need to worry yet. They have faded away and come back a few times, more so when he's excited or stressed. He's 8 now and still has them so going to bring it up at his 1st grade check up, he also has some adhd symptoms and I understood the two can go together so more reason for me to bring it up.

DS had some mild tics, he grew out of them but was later diagnosed with ASD.

My daughter has chronic tic disorder; she started with a grimacing tic when she was about 11, she also has one when she raises one shoulder and her head tips to connect with it - this causes pain after a day or 2. It waxes and wanes dependent on stress and tiredness. Her neurologist said that it will also rear its head when she goes through significant hormonal changes such as puberty, pregnancy and menopause.

She also got diagnosed with ADHD at around the same time and her paediatrician mentioned that they are common co-morbidities.

I did, I grew out of them. For me they were stress/anxiety related, and although I don’t have the tics anymore, I do have an anxiety disorder and panic attacks.

Look up PANS / PANDAS in case it’s that.

My son has had tics since he was about 6 or 7. At nearly 12, he has almost grown out of them. When he’s really tired or stressed he may tic a little now but it’s nothing like it was. Best advice is, don’t mention it unless he does and if he does, minimise it. Tell him lots of children have them and it’s normal. My son has a magnesium gummy every day which I think helps. Tell his teachers just so they are aware and that he’s not being naughty. Most teachers will have seen it before but it’s good to mention it. Try not to worry, most children grow out of it or learn to manage them.

Our 6 year old son developed a blinking tic. I was (silently) very worried, but it just stopped after about 2 weeks. My SENCO friend at the time, told me it’s incredibly common at this age, especially in boys and instructed me to ignore it (that bit was hard).

My DD2 had a sniffing and throat clearing tic aged 3/4 but it was during Covid so I assumed she was absorbing everyone’s stress. She doesn’t tic now Aged 9 but has recently started biting her nails. She’s not an outwardly anxious kid, seems happy enough.

Yes! Mine! DS9, they tend to come and go. If one ends, it’s replaced by a different one. First ever one was a verbal tic during early lockdown whilst nursery was closed, he was 3.5 then. Since then we’ve had more physical ones. Current one is eyes closed whilst doing this odd hop/skip/shuffle thing. And he repeats words and phrases. I also worry about Tourette’s tbh. Reassuring to know your GP says they’re super common. I’m not too worried, hoping he will just grow out of it.

Like PPs have said, I also don’t draw attention or mind to it and they tend to just fade, until the next one!

Dd had loads throughout nursery and primary. Eye blinking and shoulder shrugging and nodding being the main ones and worse when tired. She’s 13 now and basically vanished from really rare occasions where you might notice a super subtle nod if in a new situation where she feels nervous.

Oh a op has just remedied me of the skip when walking too. I’d forgotten about that, it’s been gone a while

Tourette’s needs to be at least a year of tics. My eldest had tics which are TS, my DS is younger and also has both motor and vocal tics, they went, but he had them on and off for ages, especially the vocal tics, coughs … they have disappeared again now, your GP said the same as mine, common in kids, often goes away.
DD17 with TS manages it well with drugs, it’s not that big a deal

My DS had tics from about the age of 8 I think and they have now gone age 15. He rolled his shoulders a lot (he says his shirt collars irritated him) and blinked and rolled his eyes up. He probably had other tics but I can’t remember. All motor tics, no verbal. They were much worse when he was tired, stressed or excited. He’s not an anxious child at all. We had a paediatrician appointment for a different issue and we mentioned the tics. The doctor said they are common, he should grow out of them and not to draw attention to them. I tried not to mention them but sometimes I blurted out and asked my DS to stop doing whatever tic he was doing at the time. I felt awful afterwards as it just upset my DS as he couldn’t help them. I know it’s worrying as the portrayal of Tourette’s in the media is really extreme but I’m sure your DS will grow out of the tics. Just try to ignore them.

My 8 yo has had various tic habits, blinking hard, a habit cough, going round with his pointing fingers on his incisor teeth constantly, currently he's into putting his fingers in his mouth then onto his nostrils repeatedly. Each time it's worn off and something else has come in.

My ds had tics from aged 4. Diagnosed Tourette’s aged 22. His neurologist said that 70% of people with TS have ADHD.

I have 3 DSs, both eldest and youngest, who are now 16 and 8, have had tics where they move their eyes to the side, with a bit of a head/neck movement with it. I’d kind of forgotten that my eldest had done it until youngest started recently, and got a bit worried about youngest as I was already looking out for eyesight issues and linked it potentially with that. Happened to have my own opticians appointment this week and mentioned it because it’s eye related, and as part of his answer my optician said the blinking one is really common, it was the first thing he mentioned when telling me about common tics in children to do with eyes. My eldest grew out of his btw, although I would say he has a slight tendency to do it sometimes, but at one point when he was about 6 he did it loads.

@CocoBean22 Is your DS on any medications? These could be side-effects.
Check the patient leaflets for warnings on any meds. (Particularly montelukast / singulair - asthma drug- is known to induce tics and other mental health issues)

My 11 year old has tics that come and go.

It’s currently a habitual cough and it’s driving me mad. He can cough every couple of seconds. We all just ignore it.

Out DS14 had this til he was 12-13 … it’s gone now thankfully! One day I just thought oh … not heard that for ages! … other child now DD17 does have Tourette’s … but their tics, motor and vocal have been many years x

What a stupid comment.
Most childhood tics do go away. I had them as a child and so did my children and they went by mid teens.

My DD has developed tics. She’s 14 and they followed a sudden collapse. We’re still not sure what’s going on but someone further up mentioned PANDAS and we’re currently waiting to be seen in London to explore this possibility. Her neurologist is leaning towards FND but again all unknown at the moment. The tics really get her down, but given that her mobility has also gone at the moment, it’s a small issue for me.

DD had a few different ones age 8-13, she gradually grew out of all them. They were distressing at the time but harmless

My son is now 10 and has various tics since he was 6. They started with the blinking, we also have mouth stretching, throat clearing, and some strange dinosaur noise as common ones.

They always intensify in the first half term of the school year when he has a new teacher.

The doctor isn't worried. Hasn't even made any sort of referral.

My DD2 did. She’s now 15 with no tics but around aged 7 she cleared her throat constantly and did a little short cough. This passed after a few weeks. She then started looking over her shoulder, again this passed after a while. Next was touching different items a few times ( cups, light switches). We found she did these things when she was anxious about something. We mentioned it to her at the beginning but found ignoring it was the way to go. Try not to worry, the majority pass over time.