Has your child been frequently shaking his head or blinking his eyes or twitching his cheek or even twitching his fingers? Karl has been shaking his head as in saying NO for about a month. At first, I thought it was a bad habit because I remembered Wayne blinking his eyes very frequently too.
When I first saw Karl shaking his head, I kept asking him to stop shaking but it didn’t work. Then, I remembered Wayne’s teacher telling me not to mention about Wayne’s blinking. According to her, the more we mention, the more we remind him to blink. As that approach worked well on Wayne, I used that approach on Karl, hoping that his head shaking would stop but it didn’t stop.
After a month, I told myself that I should not wait any longer and I should bring Karl to the doctor. We ended up in the clinic for a string of tests. The doctor said it’s either a TIC or a FIT.
Now, a TIC means a repetitive movement of muscles (Click on the link to see full description of TIC) and it will disappear after some time. A FIT would be more serious and it means a minor seizure (Click on the link to see full description of seizure).
Seeing the doctor executing the tests on Karl makes my heart pound very quickly. I was so afraid that it would be a FIT instead of a TIC. After all the tests, the doctor told me that it is most probably a TIC and told me that I should observe Karl and if in anytime it gets more serious, I should bring Karl to the clinic for further checkup.
I think it should be a TIC because as of today, I don’t see Karl shake his head that often. Please, oh please, let it be only a TIC!
When I first saw Karl shaking his head, I kept asking him to stop shaking but it didn’t work. Then, I remembered Wayne’s teacher telling me not to mention about Wayne’s blinking. According to her, the more we mention, the more we remind him to blink. As that approach worked well on Wayne, I used that approach on Karl, hoping that his head shaking would stop but it didn’t stop.
After a month, I told myself that I should not wait any longer and I should bring Karl to the doctor. We ended up in the clinic for a string of tests. The doctor said it’s either a TIC or a FIT.
Now, a TIC means a repetitive movement of muscles (Click on the link to see full description of TIC) and it will disappear after some time. A FIT would be more serious and it means a minor seizure (Click on the link to see full description of seizure).
Seeing the doctor executing the tests on Karl makes my heart pound very quickly. I was so afraid that it would be a FIT instead of a TIC. After all the tests, the doctor told me that it is most probably a TIC and told me that I should observe Karl and if in anytime it gets more serious, I should bring Karl to the clinic for further checkup.
I think it should be a TIC because as of today, I don’t see Karl shake his head that often. Please, oh please, let it be only a TIC!
