Re: OCD Seems to be the illness that know one understands (ofcourse

[Guest guest]

I totally agree that being an advocate and spokesperson is the thing to do. My

kid HATES it, but I go into the school every year and lecture on it not related

to my kid. ( I think one of my lectures for the school is in the files section-

anyone is free to use it / modify it in any way. I also always encourage my son

to tell his friends so that they can understand his behavior better, or if he is

sick and goes to anyones house, I almost always tell the parents if I think it

is likely he will do anything weird while he is with them. I feel like he could

be SUCH a great spokesperson for it and it saddens me that he is not more

willing to put it out there and be proud of all the work he has done to become

the fabulous, charming, charismatic, smart,popular, athletic kid he is and not

be stuck straightening toothbrush bristles on 5 peoples toothbrushes for 6 hours

straight before leaving the bathroom in the morning, then getting stuck dressing

for 3 hours, then stuck in the mud room straightening shoes for 4 more hours

then needing to start going to bed because figuring out how you will fall asleep

can take another several hours.