1st period

Tics that result in body movements are known as "motor tics".

Common examples include:

• blinking or twitching the eyes 
• wrinkling the nose or grimacing 
• biting the lip or moving the tongue (such as sticking the tongue out) 
• jerking or banging the head 
• twisting the neck 
• squatting, hopping or bending over to touch the floor 
• snapping the fingers 
• shrugging the shoulders 
• touching other people or things 
• obscene gestures or movements.

Common examples include:

• coughing 
• grunting 
• animal noises, such as barking 
• snorting 
• hissing 
• sniffing 
• clearing the throat 
• squeaking 
• repeating a sound, word or phrase 
• using obscene or offensive words and phrases (this is uncommon) 

Sometimes the normal flow of speech may be interrupted, or the tic may occur at the beginning of a sentence in a similar way to a Stammer.