Whilst my DS1 (just 7, in Y2) is very bright, very sensitive and exceptionally good at maths, I'm not sure his behaviour is related. But I thought that posting in this area might elicit more understanding responses? Or not, I don't know. Problem is he goes through phases of nearly obsessive physical tics. Age 3 it was wincing (constantly), that passed then it was scratching (claimed he itched all over his body, constantly), now it's aggressive self-kissing (that is, instead of having his mum kiss a hurt better, he's taken to kissing himself, everywhere, all the time.) And yes, I know he's 7. His teacher has just informed me that it's becoming an issue within the classroom--other kids think he's really weird and the "tics" interfere with proper, regular behaviour. He has an upcoming appt with our GP but I don't hold much hope for that one. I've previously asked if he can be assessed by an educational psychologist (only should the school consider it necessary to formulate a programme to meet his academic needs) but here in the very small isolated area where I live this is impossible. We've also considered autism but socially he's very adept, keen sense of humour, good friends (even a Y2 girlfriend!). Perhaps he's still somewhere on the spectrum? Labels aside, what on earth do I do next?