Photo-sensitivity?

[rosa1818]

My daughter was diagnosed with TS when she was 7 and she has motor and vocal tics sometimes milder some times very noticeable. Over the past 3 years (she is 10 now) we found some food triggers (junk food, corn syrup, red dye, milk/dairy she is also allergic to dust mites) and have eliminated those from her diet. Her tics wax and wane and there are so many triggers we suspect or discover. Her allergy tests all came negative (!!!! I really felt like I was back to square one) apart from dust mites and feathers yet I can see she has sensitivities to dairy and any scented products.

 

I noticed that she tics a lot more when she is out in the sun and of course when she watches any screen, computer, mobile phone, tablet. Even when she is going through a phase when tics are very mild if she watches TV or plays on the iPad or goes out in the sun - mainly during the summer months, she tics a lot more. It also happens with different types of lights e.g. neon lights from shops, siren lights and of course arcade and cinemas are a big trigger.

 

Is there anyone else that has very increased ticks when exposed to lights/sunlight/TV etc?

 

Are there any photo-sensitivity tests that she can take? Does any one know if the green-tinted glasses help? It seems that these are triggers that are quite seperate from food triggers.

 

Also, lately she started doing eye tics when reading books, same as when watching TV which is scary with school starting soon. Any help on that?

 

Thank you so much

[Chemar]

Hi

Yes, many have found certain types of light to be tic triggers

if you do a search for photosensitivity and/or screens here you will get a LOT of information.

 

Also look at our helpful threads pinned to the top of this board for Claire's posts about it.