MommaMako

Hi everyone and thanks for the warm welcome. My little guy is blinking for a longer than normal time... instead of a fraction of a second... it's like a second long... he keeps his eyes closed longer than a regular blink. He's due for his nect shots in Nov and the last ones were when he was 6 months... so not close to the onset of blinking but he was "dancing" around that time. My step son was getting "better" but then it started getting worse to a point where he injured himself with the shoulder-shrug type tic. He is a blinker and like others does not seem to notice and isnt bothered too much by it.. yet. I'm not sure exactly what age he bagan showing signs, but I think dad said he was around 6. Dad has no history of tics nor does anyone in the family to his knowledge, but if my little guy is indeed showing signs, we know where to look for genetic issues. Though I'm not trying to point any fingers anywhere I'm more just trying to determine if this is what I fear it is or if I'm being too mommy-ish and paranoid. If it is then I want to be fully informed and know what to do if it gets worse. He doesnt really do the dance anymore and we assumed it was actually dancing... to his own music. He did it for a little while and now does it when music plays. Now he's learned to shake his head left to right and I'm not sure if it's just for fun or a tic. Does strep have anything to do with symptoms of tics? I did have strep b when pregnant with him, but it isn't the typical strep throat infection. I read through what the PANDAS is about and yes he has a lot of ups and downs with fussiness as well... more so than my other son who is now 6 yrs old. Thanks for that avenue of searching I dont think I would have found that on my own...

Hi, I'm new to the site and need some help... I came across this site in my desperate urge to understand tics. My step son has tics and will blink and shrug his shoulders sometimes strong enough to strain a muscle. My husband and I have now noticed our 11 month old blinking a little longer than normal when he's getting tired. Is this an early sign of tics? Is he too young for this? If it starts this early will it get worse? I also noticed when he was a few months younger he did an odd swaying side to side which looked like dancing and after a couple months went away... was this a sign? I was worried about it then and it was brushed aside from others thinking I was reading too much into it and the chances were smaller since my step son had it. I've done so much researching online I'm going a little nuts seeing the same pages and same descriptions... I will be bringing him in to be seen but as a parent I'm desperate that this is an outcome that I can handle and knowledgable about. I'm praying I'm just too paranoid or reading too into it but any info would help me immensley! Thank you from the bottom of my heart! France