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Obsessive-Compulsive Behaviors and Anxiety in Kids on the Autism Spectrum | Parenting High-Functioning Autistic Children

In order to help a child with OCD, a parent must really understand how OCD works. Unfortunately, OCD is not intuitive and the way to help a child with OCD isn’t either. All too often in my therapy practice I have seen many parents unintentionally grow their child’s OCD symptoms because they are approaching OCD the same way they would anxiety. Sadly, I have seen therapists not trained in OCD make similar mistakes. With just a little bit of knowledge, parents can start making a big difference in t

OCD isn’t always loud or obvious. Many kids work very hard to hide it, or don’t even realize what they’re doing is OCD. It can show up in subtle ways: avoiding touch without saying why, re-reading until it feels “just right,” asking the same types of questions over and over, or repeating movements quietly until the discomfort eases. The more you understand how OCD actually shows up, the easier it becomes to spot it and to respond in ways that help instead of accidentally feeding it. This is the

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