When Tics Appear Overnight After a Strep Infection
One week your child is themselves. The next, they are blinking, clearing their throat, or repeating sounds they cannot stop. If strep came first, this may not be an ordinary tic.
Why Vocal Tics Don't Always Respond to Therapy or Meds
Behavioral therapy trains a child to work around a tic. Medication dials down the signal. Neither one answers why the nervous system is producing it.
How Anxiety Turns Up the Volume on Your Child's Tics
Some tics show up purely from anxiety, separate from a Tourette diagnosis. Here is how the two are connected and what tends to make anxiety tics louder or quieter.
The Chemical Exposure Trigger Behind Sudden-Onset Motor Tics
A school hallway freshly refinished. A new carpet smell that lingers for weeks. Some motor tics do not build slowly. They arrive fast, right after a heavy dose of something in the air.
What Actually Drives Tic Flares in Children
Stress makes them worse, sleep makes them better, and no one seems to know why. A closer look at what is actually driving your child's tic flares.
Tourette Syndrome Is a Nervous System Trying to Self-Regulate
Tourette syndrome is not a behavior choice, and it is not rare. Understanding it as a nervous system trying to self-regulate changes how you respond.
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