Every self-respecting parent knows any speck on the baby's body and every speck of dust that has sat on it. And the more terrible it becomes for them, when within a month, or even more beloved, the child repeats the same obsessive movements with hands and other parts of the body. What causes this ailment and how to treat the neurosis of compulsive movements? Councils of specialists and recommendations of doctors will help to solve this issue.
Neurosis of compulsive movements in children - symptoms
The syndrome of compulsive movements is a disorder that occurs in children, which manifests itself in a series and can be a symptom of a general developmental disorder or a nervous tic. The movements can be quite diverse. However, most often in children there are such as sucking fingers, gnashing his teeth, shaking his head or tilting it on one side, small hand movements, twisting hair, tingling the skin, etc.
Manifestation of a part of the symptoms is not a diagnosis in general. Many parents need to remember this. In most cases, this is only part of the process of growing up, and eventually they pass. However, if the tics and obsessive movements are very pronounced, manifest for a long time and interfere with the child's normal development and function, in this case it is necessary to consult a specialist. Obsessive movements are not diagnosed by any methods and tests, but they can be part of other, more serious diseases. For example, obsessive-compulsive disorder, trichotillomania or Turret syndrome. All of them manifest themselves at different ages, both in healthy children and in those with slow development of intelligence.
Neurosis of compulsive movements - treatment
Depending on the degree of manifestation, obsessive movements in children are treated in various ways. If the syndrome is poorly expressed, then it can disappear without a trace without medical intervention, but necessarily under the supervision of physicians.
In addition to supervision by a specialist, parents should remember that they can also influence the course of the illness or not at all to prevent it from appearing as a manner of education. Calmness and constancy in views and actions is the key to successful development of a healthy child. Babies from the age of two need to temper, accustom to work, cleanliness and independence. The regime of the day, avoidance of fatigue and the physical load with which the child is able to cope - these are the best means of preventing obsessive conditions and neuroses.