Guest guest Posted November 16, 2011 Report Share Posted November 16, 2011 Hello Parents of Kids with OCD - Our son is 12 and has OCD. He's currently seeing a cognitive behavioral therapist. I would love some advice on two points: 1) Strategies for dealing when your kid is having an OCD episode during a critical moment like getting out of the house on time to get to school, and he's got to go through his rituals - and you're running late!! Or even when you're not running late, and he's got to go through his rituals. I don't like yelling at him, but sometimes get very frustrated. Sometimes when we're not in a stressful situation, I just let him do the behaviors like touching his foot onto the door jamb or closing the door a certain number of times. Should I be trying to stop him from doing the OCD stuff? What should I say or do? What words should I use when I see the behaviors happening? 2) Diet and OCD - has anyone found that removing certain foods from a child's diet helps with OCD symptoms? Or adding certain types of foods helps? Thanks for any advice. ________________________________ From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of nbk64@... Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2011 9:10 AM To: Subject: Re: Seeing a neurologist... I'm taking my 7-year-old son to a neurologist this Friday. So far, he's been diagnosed with OCD and ADHD using only a couple of tests and based on some of the behaviors he displayed during the appointments. I'm hoping the neurologist can give me reassurance regarding the diagnoses. He also has Sensory Integration Dysfunction, so I'm not sure which of his behaviors can be attributed to that. We tried meds briefly, but had such a bad experience with them (and the psychiatrist) that we took him off so that new doctors can see him with fresh eyes. Aside from hyperactivity and occasional rage, he actually seems like he's doing better without the meds. He does see a psychologist, but I'm not sure she's the best fit from an OCD perspective. I would also like to try dietary changes to see how that impacts him. Seeing a neurologist... One more question... Wondering if any of you feel it is important to regularly see a pediatric neurologist, and if so, why? We took my daughter to a neuro 2 years ago when she was dx ADHD, but he said she presented so " normally " that they would never find anything by doing further testing, (EEG, scans, etc.) Now that my daughter has developed OCD I am wondering if we should revisit the ped. neuro or if it would just be a waste of our time. Any thoughts? ------------------------------------ Our list archives feature may be accessed at: http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group// by scrolling down to the archives calendar . Our links may be accessed at http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group//links . Our files may be accessed at http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group//files . Our list advisors are Gail B. , Ed.D.( http://www.ocdawareness.com ), Tamar Chansky, Ph.D.( http://www.worrywisekids.org ), and Dan Geller, M.D. ( http://www.massgeneral.org/doctors/doctor.aspx?ID=18068 ). You may ask a question of any of these mental health professionals by inserting the words " Ask Dr.(insert name) " in the subject line of a post to the list. Our list moderators are Castle, BJ, and Barb Nesrallah. You may contact the moderators at -owner <mailto:-owner%40yahoogroups.com> . OCDKidsLoop membership may be accessed at http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/ocdkidsloop/ . Our group and related groups are listed at http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/ocdsupportgroups/links . IOCDF treatment providers list may be viewed at http://www.ocfoundation.info/treatment-providers-list.php . NLM-NIH Drug Information Portal may be viewed at http://druginfo.nlm.nih.gov/drugportal/drugportal.jsp?APPLICATION_NAME=d rugportal . IOCDF recommended reading list may be accessed at http://www.ocfoundation.org/Books.aspx . IOCDF glossary of terms may be accessed at http://www.ocfoundation.org/glossary.aspx . IOCDF membership link may be accessed at http://www.ocfoundation.net/membership/ . Drugs.com pill identification wizard may be accessed at http://www.drugs.com/imprints.php . Mayo Clinic Drug and Herb Index may be accessed at http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/drug-information/DrugHerbIndex .Yahoo! Groups Links Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 17, 2011 Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 I don't know your child's personality but with my son, the calmer the better works. I have the best luck if I allow for alot of time in the morning, in case he has anxiety (diarhea) or OCD stuff. If he feels rushed, his anxiety and OCD increase. His therapist said he can only work on 1 ritual at a time, out of 21, so I try to ignore the rituals he is not working on. It is frustrating to observe the rituals, but it doesn't help him if I tell him to stop. Sometimes it works momentarily but it just comes back and ends up increasing his anxiety in the long run. He never did well with the talk back to OCD stuff but is having better success now with waiting the urge out, one ritual at a time.The cognitive behavioral t'therapy was kind of helpful if I was in the situation and could talk him through it while it was happening. He didn't do well with writing things down. He needs alot of warnings (like you do with pre-schoolers) before he has to transition (go to school, come to table for a meal). He also sits with our lab.before he leaves for school, and that calms him down. Temple Grandin says she had high anxiety, along with her autism and said that animal protein was helpful for her. I try to have him eat animal protein, along with omega 3s, multivitamin, calcium (because of his meds.). He is not a big fan of meat but prob. 3-4xs/week. I hope this helps. On Wed, Nov 16, 2011 at 8:36 AM, Pinkney, wrote:ou > ** > > > Hello Parents of Kids with OCD - Our son is 12 and has OCD. He's > currently seeing a cognitive behavioral therapist. > > I would love some advice on two points: > > 1) Strategies for dealing when your kid is having an OCD episode > during a critical moment like getting out of the house on time to get to > school, and he's got to go through his rituals - and you're running > late!! Or even when you're not running late, and he's got to go through > his rituals. I don't like yelling at him, but sometimes get very > frustrated. Sometimes when we're not in a stressful situation, I just > let him do the behaviors like touching his foot onto the door jamb or > closing the door a certain number of times. Should I be trying to stop > him from doing the OCD stuff? What should I say or do? What words should > I use when I see the behaviors happening? > > 2) Diet and OCD - has anyone found that removing certain foods > from a child's diet helps with OCD symptoms? Or adding certain types of > foods helps? > > Thanks for any advice. > > ________________________________ > > From: > [mailto: ] On Behalf Of nbk64@... > Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2011 9:10 AM > To: > Subject: Re: Seeing a neurologist... > > I'm taking my 7-year-old son to a neurologist this Friday. So far, he's > been diagnosed with OCD and ADHD using only a couple of tests and based > on some of the behaviors he displayed during the appointments. I'm > hoping the neurologist can give me reassurance regarding the diagnoses. > He also has Sensory Integration Dysfunction, so I'm not sure which of > his behaviors can be attributed to that. We tried meds briefly, but had > such a bad experience with them (and the psychiatrist) that we took him > off so that new doctors can see him with fresh eyes. Aside from > hyperactivity and occasional rage, he actually seems like he's doing > better without the meds. He does see a psychologist, but I'm not sure > she's the best fit from an OCD perspective. I would also like to try > dietary changes to see how that impacts him. > > Seeing a neurologist... > > One more question... > Wondering if any of you feel it is important to regularly see a > pediatric neurologist, and if so, why? > We took my daughter to a neuro 2 years ago when she was dx ADHD, but he > said she presented so " normally " that they would never find anything by > doing further testing, (EEG, scans, etc.) > Now that my daughter has developed OCD I am wondering if we should > revisit the ped. neuro or if it would just be a waste of our time. > Any thoughts? > > ------------------------------------ > > Our list archives feature may be accessed at: > http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group// by scrolling down > to the archives calendar . Our links may be accessed at > http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group//links . Our files > may be accessed at > http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group//files . > Our list advisors are Gail B. , Ed.D.( http://www.ocdawareness.com > ), Tamar Chansky, Ph.D.( http://www.worrywisekids.org ), and Dan Geller, > M.D. ( http://www.massgeneral.org/doctors/doctor.aspx?ID=18068 ). You > may ask a question of any of these mental health professionals by > inserting the words " Ask Dr.(insert name) " in the subject line of a post > to the list. Our list moderators are Castle, BJ, and Barb > Nesrallah. You may contact the moderators at > -owner > <mailto:-owner%40yahoogroups.com> . OCDKidsLoop > membership may be accessed at > http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/ocdkidsloop/ . Our group and > related groups are listed at > http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/ocdsupportgroups/links . IOCDF > treatment providers list may be viewed at > http://www.ocfoundation.info/treatment-providers-list.php . > NLM-NIH Drug Information Portal may be viewed at > http://druginfo.nlm.nih.gov/drugportal/drugportal.jsp?APPLICATION_NAME=d > rugportal . IOCDF recommended reading list may be accessed at > http://www.ocfoundation.org/Books.aspx . IOCDF glossary of terms may be > accessed at http://www.ocfoundation.org/glossary.aspx . IOCDF membership > link may be accessed at http://www.ocfoundation.net/membership/ . > Drugs.com pill identification wizard may be accessed at > http://www.drugs.com/imprints.php . Mayo Clinic Drug and Herb Index may > be accessed at > http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/drug-information/DrugHerbIndex .Yahoo! > Groups Links > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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