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Since the onset of the pandemic, specialists around the globe have seen a spike in young patients that have developed tics. And some have pointed to social media, particularly TikTok, as a factor.

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The sudden onset of tics and tic-like behavior likely have to do with stress and certain types of social media use. Credit: martin-dm / Getty Images Every year, children and their parents seek medical ...

At first glance, tics and body-focused repetitive behaviors (BFRBs) can look remarkably similar. Both involve repeated behaviors that may seem involuntary, often start in childhood or adolescence, and ...

Tics take the form of abnormal, repetitive, and unintentional movements or vocalizations that do not follow any rhythm or pattern. Provisional tic disorder, previously known as transient tic disorder, ...

"I wear my green sunflower lanyard to represent my invisible disability." (Photo: Photo Courtesy Of Lara Boyle) It started small. I was 20 when I began to experience the rapid blinking, head tilting ...

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