Hi there - I would really value this community’s advice. My little girl (9) has had some habits over the past few years (handwashing, repeating phrases, drying her fingers in order several times, humming, moving her neck). We got her some help from a therapist a couple of years ago and it seemed to get a it better, albeit it didn’t go away completely. But recently it has really flared up and has got really bad. She repeats phrases over and over again continuously, to the extent that she often can’t get her words out. And her habits of touching stuff repeatedly are getting more and more extreme. We’re getting really worried about her this time, not least as it seems to have escalated so quickly recently. We took her back to the therapist on Friday but she hid it and never said very much so I’m not sure the therapist really understood just how bad it’s got.
Does this sound like tourettes? She previously also had a fear of being sick which was linked but that seems to be gone now so it’s just the rituals/habits that are really interfering with her life.
Any advice on what we do next would be greatly appreciated. Do we need to find a psychologist now - and if so how do you find the best one (I don’t mind paying whatever it costs, just want to get her the right help as it seems to be getting worse every week that passes and we’re very worried now)
Thank you!
Ps: we did go in to see her school (twice) but they said they hadn’t really noticed - which we find odd but can only assume they’re too busy and not paying enough attention. It did make us wonder though if she’s hiding it more in school perhaps