Question
What are the common symptoms of childhood tic disorder?
Answer
Pediatric tic disorder is a non-voluntary condition. Most children will experience simple motor tics, fluctuating symptoms (which may worsen or improve) or shifting (from the eyes, face to the neck, upper limbs, and lower limbs) within a few weeks or months of their first onset. Common symptoms include blinking, furrowing eyebrows, sniffling, sticking out the tongue, shaking the head, nodding, extending the neck, and shrugging shoulders. They rarely produce simple sounds and tics, such as repeated coughing, long sighs, or throat clearing. The presentation and severity vary from person to person.