Liz

Thanks for all your advice. It has been a relief to know others have experianced this and care to share about it. I'll keep in touch. Liz

You mentioned something about a tic or just a bad habit. Is there an easy way to tell the difference? My sons neurology appt. is two weeks away and I'm so afraid of having him put on meds if he just has a tendency toward Bad habits...such as blinking....licking his lips ....and grimacing now. Can we simply tell the difference?

The screen viewing sounds logical. When he had the blinking problem a few years ago I had read something about screen viewing and siezures so after I had his eyes checked by a Dr. I just had a bright idea and took the computer away from him for awhile. The blinking stopped. My husband thinks it was because we made him aware of his blinking and would try and make him focus on not blinking when he talked to us. He did stop blinking. We thought we helped him focus. Maybe it was more the absence of the computer screen. Making him focus would be considered trying to control his tic. I will lesson up on the trying to focus idea until I get him checked out at the Dr. He has brothers and they all just bought a great computer game so he is back to watching the screen again. I will limit him. I have many kids but I've never had a child with something like this so even though I am a medical professional I am at a loss. I do appreciate all your advice and hope I can ask more. Liz

Thankyou Claire. You have been helpful. I hope to get a grip on this tic before he makes it a part of his life. Do you think he could have any control over it at all. I've tried to reward him if he will try and control it. I wonder if thats just more pressure. HHhmm. Thanks. Liz