text: 6 yr old boy began eye blinking approx 2 wks ago. what could this symtom mean?   my son has the same type of twitches, he blinks a lot and licks his lips.  he has been diagnosed with tourettes syndrome.  your best bet would be to take him to the doctor and ask about it.  we went through many tests and have it pretty well controlled by meds.  does he have any other symptoms?  is he hyper, or still wets the bed??  my son has trouble controlling himself once and a while but, he get better every year and is almost fifteen now.