Any and all info on Tourettes needed - experiences and first observations? DS has been doing what we think are tics for a week now:
blinking a lot
mouth stretching
sniffing (but hard to tell if allergies bc allergies year round for him w/runny nose)
Motor tics are very common in young boys especially. Usually they are benign and just go away without any intervention. You could see a pediatric neurologist to reassure yourself or ask your pediatrician, but the vast majority of these are transient and require no treatment.
Tics that persist over time, are multiple and include vocal tics, and/or interfere with the function of the kid, may warrant an neurologic exam to make sure they are not Tourette's or any other more complicated neurologic issue.
IIRC, it's been a while since a read about this, but I think about 8 is a very common time for tics. You can just google "transient motor tics" and find a lot more resources.
