Last year I spoke about taking our son to a neurologist for his tics. If you want to catch up on that story first, head over here. Once we confirmed he had a tic disorder, which I was sure of for a good year, we continued on as “normal”. We did not bring the tics to our son’s attention, and we also chose not to medicate him because we feel he’s too young, and there is no cure for the disorder anyway. 

When he was diagnosed it was because of my persistence, not because he had noticed. Fast forward almost a full year, and he has begun to “notice” his tics. His blinking, eyebrow raises, and clenched jaw tics have become more intense and noticeable to myself and Nate. And now our lil guy has started making comments like, “I can’t stop my eyes” or “I can’t stop blinking”. He will even hold his eyes to try to stop them from tic-ing. We simply tell him to relax and sometimes massage his temples to help in the relaxation process.

It is so frustrating to watch my young son go through this. As I mentioned in my other post, I grew up with a brother with Tourette Syndrome and watched all the issues my brother faced as a young child growing up. And now to see my own son go through the same thing is heartbreaking. I wish it were me! I wish I could take this away! Why did I have to be a carrier and pass this onto him?! 
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