Re: Does my daughterbhave ocd?
Originally Posted by
Nattynoonoo1990xx
She's not like this at school she never gets in trouble at school, it's like she bottles it all up and explodes when she comes home, only to me and it makes me feel I have failed her, also if she gets something new she has to start collecting them and watches about them on YouTube, also if I give her donething for example.we had pub tea the other night I gave her an onion ring and she wrapped it up and took it home, didn't realise she had it and she said before I didn't eat the onion ring u gave me n she got really upset over it when k told her she had to throw it away, she said jt would make me sad, I told her it wouldn't but she won't grasp it. Thankyou for reading
Autism is a possibility from what I'm reading..
Autistic girls in mainstream school have generally learned how to 'mask' by the age of 10. Masking is a survival strategy and it basically means pretending to be like everyone else. It takes a lot of energy, and what's suppressed has to come out somewhere along the line. This can manifest in meltdowns or shutdowns, and the behaviour can be mistaken for 'playing up', or being naughty. (It's neither). I'm autistic, and I was very quiet at school - to the point where I didn't (couldn't) speak - but I was completely different at home...
If you are wanting to get your daughter assessed for autism, then you need to speak to your GP, giving them as much details as you can. Write them down if it helps. (I bullet point mine).
Unfortunately, autistic people are far more likely to have mental health issues like anxiety, OCD, and things can overlap. Has your daughter always had these kind of tendencies, or is it since her grandads died?
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