Kareninminn

It sounds more like Tourette's to me, here's a checklist that may help you out. http://www.ocfoundation.org/uploadedfiles/maincontent/find_help/pandas%20fact%20sheet.pdf

Yes, it does. Some kids are able to suppress, they get better as they get older although it is still hard. It does take a lot of concentration so I think your conclusion is quite likely.

NAC is an over the counter supplement that you can try on your own if you're not accepted. Of course the monitoring would be awfully nice to have.

We did vitamins first and I think it was a good choice, we started with Kids Natural Calm and that alone helped. I tend to be low key. We've done epsom salt baths and now we do other vitamins. We've also reduced dyes, HFCS and things like that but there's not 100% eliminated. My sons tics aren't bad now, we can live with where they're at. We'll see where it takes us. It does feel overwhelming at first but it helps to realize you don't need to do everything at once.