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Thanks for the heads up on those tests and I will keep that in mind once we get the results and reach out to Dr. Cunningham.

Thanks for the replies, I have found so much valuable information on here so far... I have been to my pediatrician and she was open to the idea that Rocco could be sufferring from PANDAS and ordered a a full work up including the ASO Titer test and a bunch of other things. We then had an appointment with a doctor who does family medicine but is also into holistic aprocaches and is going to be able to to the blood test in his office, but also add the ELIAS testing and hair testing for metals. He started giviing him a digestive enzyme to take with breakfast and dinner. I feel good that we are on our way adn working towards helping our son. Anyway, Chemar to answer your questions - We never had Rocco tested for strep until now. My mother in law has never been diagnosed with OCD, but she def. has OCD tendancies with germs and hand washing. Rocco's tics are apparent before illness, but really falre up when he is sick. Thanks again!

Hi Faith thanks for the response - my son is 6 years old. The tics and OCD behavior really beome constant during the course of his illness. They also began a week or so after he got a flu shot and a booster in August. I wouldn't describe him as being sick often, but the tics definitley become more noticible and severe during the illness. His OCD type behavior is washing hands, touching the ground, putting things up to his mouth or even going to the ground and touching the ground with his lips / nose. We have not tried supplements yet, but are leaning in that direction. -Rocco

New here and glad I found this site! My wife and I have been concerned for our son over the past two years due to the fact that we have noticed numerous motor tics - throwing head back and rolling eyes up, constant washing hands, jumping in place and squating down to touch the ground to name a few. He was diagnosed with transient tic disorder at 5 and we were given th option of medication or just live with it. We want to try all natural options first, before even considering medication. Anyway, we notice that my son does have tics when he is fine, but there is a major flare up when he gets sick and starts to subsude as he begins to feel better. Over the past few weeks, my son has developed a lingering cold and he has had the worst tics and OCD behavior to date. He has become verbal and saying "I love you, no I hate you, no I love you". Every time we ask him a question about anything, he says, "Yes, no, yes, I mean no, yes..." He has also been yelling "yip" and "wow" for no reason and appears to be TS. He is very aware of this and becomes upset and says, "my brain is mixing up my words" and "my brain keeps making me touch the ground". He has been pleading with us to take him to the doctor for help. Needless to say, this is heartbreaking. We are scheduled to meet with an allergist next week and a psychologist that uses cognitive behavioral therepy. I guess I am just looking for some advise and anyone here who has had a chid with similar tics / OCD behavior. We are new to dealing with this and are looking for any help/ advice.