Is looking at ones reflection a tic?

[dasu]

My son has had a number of tics observed through the years of PANDAS. Spitting, echolalia, swallowing, blurting things out. He has also had most of the other PANDAS symptoms - some OCD, ADHD, ODD, anger/violent behavior. There is one symptom that I cannot understand though. He will often try to look at his reflection while talking (he talks a LOT). We dont notice any other time that he looks at his reflection, only when talking. That could be a mirror in our house, the rear view mirror of a car, a window etc. We have to remind him "talk to us not your reflection" So what is this behavior classified as? Is it a tic? Is he obsessed with himself? Is he just trying to improve the way looks when he talks?

Edited September 21, 2015 by dasu

[nicklemama]

I would call that a compulsion.