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Hi there. I apologize the the extended amount of time it took me to reply and post again. I was in a sort of denial and was trying to avoid dealing with the emotions that came with my daughter’s tics. Here is a run down of our story and what we’ve tried. Chiropractor: helped with her posture and overall wellness but did nothing for her tics Grapefruit seed extract: 1 drop in water once a day when I noticed her tics were extreme. It appeared to have helped but I’m not 100% sure if it’s the grapefruit or the foods we have eliminated. Neurologist: recommended she be put on a medication patch. We did not feel comfortable putting her on meds since the tics themselves do not hurt her physically, emotionally, or socially. Sheila’s book, which was very encouraging and full of helpful information. Got her a Fitbit sleep tracker to monitor her sleep and see if it correlated with increased tics when she got less sleep. Kept a Food Diary Food Elimination: this one I feel was the biggest one. We as a family already are gluten free, egg free, cashew free due to my little one’s food allergies. Other foods we eliminated are: Dairy Corn Tomatoes (nightshade) Garlic Cinnamon: we saw a huge spike in tics after thanksgiving when she had pumpkin pie which had cinnamon in it. For a few weeks she was doing well, only a few mild arms tics throughout the day but post thanksgiving it spiked back up. I feel like her main triggers are Cinnamon, Corn, and possibly Garlic and Tomatoes! I’m unsure about dairy but we’re going to wait until she gets to baseline before reintroducing it. Currently she’s still ticking moderately possibly because she had some pumpkin pie last week (cinnamon trigger). Plan: Reintroduce grapefruit seed extract 1 drop once a day. Continue sleep tracking and food diary No dairy, no corn, no tomatoes, no cinnamon, no gluten in her foods. The bright side: These tics bother me as a mom more than they seem to bother her, the child. So over all I’m very grateful she’s still a happy and healthy kid. Also virtual school from home has helped with the social and emotional aspect. Our hope: We find her trigger and avoid it so she can be tic free or as close to tic free as possible OR she just grows out of it. It was really hard at the beginning and I can’t say that it gets better but it does get a bit easier with time.