My son is 9 and has had PANDAS for a couple years now. His tics come and go and change. Most of the times, kids either don't notice, or don't say anything to him. Today a girl in his class asked him why he was making the throat clearing noise he has been making lately. It's more of a throat clearing with a higher pitched squeaking sound, so it's pretty noticeable. When l asked him what he said, he replied that he said nothing and stopped doing it. I am sure he may have been able to stop, but not for long.
I am trying to figure out what is the easiest thing for him to say to his peers, if they ask him about a tic. What do your kids say? We have never had to get to the point of needing to come in and have a special talk with the class to explain things. Thanks for any help you can give us.