Re: my 9 year girl old has ocd .

[Guest guest]

Hi, welcome!!

We live in a small city also, I know how difficult it can be to find help! So

did " whoever " diagnosed her, will they provide therapy too or do you have to

search for a therapist? The OCD Foundation website has a " search " function you

can check to see if anyone in your region has listed themselves there.

I found that I just had to read/research on how to treat OCD, how the therapy

works and then we had to manage on our own. A therapist would have been a huge

help though.

Sounds like you'll have to educate the school about OCD. I know when my son

began with OCD in 6th grade, they only knew of one other student and that was a

contamination type issue that meds helped. My son's OC behaviors weren't the

more commonly known behaviors that people associate with OCD. So I had to

educate them!

Sigh, that teacher is really going to have to change her attitude and approach.

Have you had a meeting with the school yet about her having OCD? If not, I

would call the guidance counselor there and talk about setting up a meeting due

to the difficulties in school that her OCD is causing. Having to repeat her

walking (in and out) and the yellow color, etc., is a start. Anything else at

school?

I know at home it " all " comes out. How is your daughter feeling about having

the OCD diagnosed, does she feel relieved that it's not *her* but OCD??

Glad you found our group,

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> Hi every one . i am new here my name is cindy . we get the diagnosis last

month for her . but i kind of know for some time . we live in a small town had a

hard time get her in to get the diagnosis.she had a bad day at school yesterday

.. i have talk with the school Counselor

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[Guest guest]

yes where she get  diagnosed is do therapy . they could not   diagnosis so

they

had some one come down to do it and he is the 1 that give her meds .  he work

with other on the therapy . to make go in the right way . the only one on the

OCD Foundation website  is 4 hours away from me .i have try to educate the

school . i have told them about what she dose and about her ocd . they copy

some

thing of to give to all her  Teacher . i have been talk to the school Counselor

may need to start talk with the

Principal . how she  feeling about having the OCD diagnosed when i 1st talk to

her . her face lite up like wow i am not the only 1  .  her meds have help a

lot

before meds could not count how many anxiety attacks that she had in 1 day . now

just 1 or 2  a day . now she don't have do thing over and over as much or go

in

and out of door as much  .

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Sent: Wed, February 9, 2011 8:02:20 PM

Subject: Re: my 9 year girl old has ocd .

 

 So did " whoever " diagnosed her, will they provide therapy too or do you have

to

search for a therapist? The has a " search " function you can check to see if

anyone in your region has listed themselves theOCD Foundation website re.

Sounds like you'll have to educate the school about OCD. Having to repeat her

walking (in and out) and the yellow color, etc., is a start. Anything else at

school?

I know at home it " all " comes out. How is your daughter feeling about having the

OCD diagnosed, does she feel relieved that it's not *her* but OCD??

[Guest guest]

Good, I'm glad they can do therapy with her. And great that the medication is

helping so much. Did she just start that last month after her diagnosis??

I'm happy she feels better to know it's OCD. There are some good children books

about OCD, have you looked at any of them? Some great books for parents too!

I still don't like how the teacher was handling her at school, what she'd say.

I think when you talk to them you should have in mind *how* you want them to

address her OCD during school. Example, if she repeats some things, ignore, but

if it is too many times, taking time, whatever, then try prompting her to start,

move on, go to seat.... My son had difficulty just picking up a pencil

sometimes; other times he'd have the pencil in his hand but be " stuck " and not

be able to begin. Sometimes it helped when the teacher would tell him to get

started, sort of unstick him. And of course, sometimes it didn't unstick him,

but we had in his Plan that he could bring home unfinished work from school.

Again, glad you found our group. It's been my best support through all these

years, having a place with people who understand!

single mom, 3 sons

, 22, with OCD, dysgraphia, Aspergers

(OCD began in 6th grade)

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> yes where she get  diagnosed is do therapy . they could not   diagnosis

so they

> had some one come down to do it and he is the 1 that give her meds .  he work

> with other on the therapy . to make go in the right way . the only

[Guest guest]

Welcome, .

So sorry to hear what is going on with your daughter at school.

You mentioned you talked to the counselor and principal, but do you have an IEP

or 504 plan in place?

Here is a link that explains. . .

http://www.ed-center.com/504

Look in our files (8th down from the top) and it covers a number of school

related issues with OCD. Hopefully you can find something there that will be

helpful too.

Glad you found us.

BJ

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> Hi every one . i am new here my name is cindy . we get the diagnosis last

month for her . but i kind of know for some time . we live in a small town had a

hard time get her in to get the diagnosis.she had a bad day at school yesterday

.. i have talk with the school Counselor

> about her and she said she give all the Teacher thing to read about ocd .but

we keep have Teacher ask her in calls y she hates the color yellow . or ask her

to walk right when she has walk in and out of room a few times . will yesterday

3 boys found out she don't like the color yellow and start try to make her touch

a yellow pencil. when she ask the teacher for help the teacher ask her y she

hate that color . i did not fine out about what teacher did till late that night

.. aways at the bell to go home one of the boys throw the pencil at her eye .

will she did not tell what had happen till i left to get my youngs kid from

school . so i went right back to school and talk to the Principal

> he said he take care of the boy who did this . i take her then to the doctor

to have her eye cheek . they said it was ok was just bruise. but anyway how do

you talk to your kids school about ocd ? right now she don't like talk about it

to people . she told her friend but that the only as of now . the 1st time i

talk to the school Counselor she did not even know what ocd was .

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[Guest guest]

will i don't think they did any thing to the boy bullying her at school.the kid

was not there Friday and the Principal was away at a meeting the last 2 days .

will she said the last 2 day that the boy been after her about the color thing .

when i drop her off for school the Principal was help kids out of cars. he said

the Vic Principal

should have take care of it .he find out about it today if any thing had been

done to the boy . i told him the kid was still bug her the last 2 day at school

..i my self think the boy should have had a few day at home for throw the pencil

..with the meds we have not see any of the compulsions . she on Zoloft and

abilify but with this boy bullying her at school i see her do compulsions 3 time

before school . he is set her back .she was doing so much better before he start

all this .

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