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[quote=Anonymous]Tics can be annoying, scary, concerning, confusing, or all of the above. But they usually pass or morph. Age 10-11 as far as I understand is the height of it. Something like 20% of kids may have tics at one point, but we only notice a small % of those.

My son had a throat clearing/huff/cough tic for three months at age 7 and it reoccured very briefly at 8 and 9 (after an actual cough). Definitely a tendency to tic, but also probably caused by an actual sensitivity/sensation in our case (which is related).

We saw a pediatrician, pediatric pulmonologist, neurologist, urgent care one night at the beginning when it was constant and we were alarmed, and ultimately a behavioral psychologist (tic diagnosis confirmed by neuro and psych). Literally a week after seeing the psych, it disappeared. He's 12 now.

Child hasn't had any other noticeable or disruptive tics, but does have some tendencies that are probably less noticeable tics. Things like intermittent neck stretching, nail biting, movements of fingers, etc...

When this was full on it was briefly accompanied by head jerking and other tics that I honestly can't recall. I never would have thought I'd say that in the moment, but years past, and it's better now. [/quote]

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