Two children with OCD

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Thanks for the words Barb! Our daughter was diagnosed three years ago at 16. She

definately is both compulsive and obsessive. She has been on the same medication

for three years and it appears to help with the compulsion to wash so much. She

is still very focused on germs but not to the same degree. She also takes a mood

stabalizer for anxiety and ups and downs.

Our son who is eight was just diagnosed in the last year. He was diagnosed with

CAPD, Central Auditiory Processing Disorder at 6. He had moderate to severe

speech delays as a toddler. Then became apparant he was ADHD in Kindergarten,

did I spell that write?

When I changed from Pediatrition who was managing the situation to a

psychiatrist and described Seth intense fears- being alone, all bugs, dying, his

family dying ect...she looked at me and said no doubt OCD. He takes lexapro and

it has helped significantly! He will go outside on his own, go to the bathroom

alone and talks alot less about dying.

He does however pick his nails and cuticles frequently. He peels the skin so far

down it bleeds. Definatley a compulsion...does anyone else have this issue?

Also,he is very impulsive and aggitated after school and sometimes in the

morning when he gets up. I guess he holds it together all day long and then

comes home to let it all out. I worry about how much back talk and yelling to

allow?

Thanks for listening?