Guest guest Posted June 6, 2012 Report Share Posted June 6, 2012 Hello, I am fairly new to the group and this is my first post. I have been reading most of the post on this site and have learned so much. It's totaly eye opening for me. I wish my children's teachers were as knowledgable as the parents on this site. I have 2 boys, 6 and 4. Neither of my children have been diagnosed with OCD BUT... My 6 year old has a tic disorder. And, maybe ADHD, and or maybe high functioning autism or OCD, or something like Touretts. I think we've been sent on a wild goose chase to find a diagnosis for him for over 2 years now. He spits, wipes his nose on furniture, washes his hands quite a bit, He will scream at his litter brother if he touches him inthe wrong place yelling " you have germs " . Also, he licks his finger tips, touches his knees, touches his arms, (he's like a first base coach in baseball). He breaks down and cries when we have a change in our schedule. He has no friends. He has a hard time interacting with his peers. He is always silly, and gets into trouble at school for being silly. My 4 year old does not officialy have anything except for the label " preschooler with a disability " and gets a special ed teacher and an OT at his preschool. He is terrfied of elevators, he won't walk past them. However, he will pretend to be in elevator during free play at home for hours. In fact, it's been a long on-going game for him, to pretend to go up and down in an elevator. He will only wear his black socks, long sleves, sweats. He screams when I brush his teeth or have to wash his hair. He is not potty trained. He is afarid of hand dryers and toilets that flush by themselves. He will only use our potty at home and he hates underwear, its a stuggle getting them on and keeping them on. So, I guess I just wanted to say I feel pretty sure my kids have some form of OCD, based on reading these post for the last few months. I have actually called a behaviral therapist, even though we don't offically have a diagnosis, to talk about starting behavioral therapy and ERP. If it were not for this post I would of never heard of ERP or even be aware of all the ways OCD can present itself. Thank you everyone for posting your stories. It's truly helping me to feel a bit more in control, I can have a plan instead of waiting years and years for doctors and teachers to help me. Sincerely, Kathy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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