Guest guest Posted February 21, 2001 Report Share Posted February 21, 2001 Hi Henry mom's It's funny you say such a thing. My son has this new thing when he leaves the upstairs bathroom from going in there to do anything. I figured I would make his bathroom fun so I decorated it to look like an under water sceen with tropical fish and everything. The only problem is that he has to touch all the fish before leaving the bathroom, this gets real time consuming when you are trying to get out of the house for school. The good thing is that my son takes VERY well to change and I don't allow him to touch them anymore but say " goodbye fishes " . Maybe something like this could work for you. Hugs, Terry.B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 21, 2001 Report Share Posted February 21, 2001 I don't know if this falls under his OCD behaviors, but in the past few weeks my son has begun to exit a room backwards! He walks in forward but then when he leaves he " retreats " by walking the same path backwards. It is starting to drive me nuts! He started doing it after a recent visit to his Great-Grandmother's house. She is on oxygen and walks around the house with her nasal piece in her nose and her oxygen hose trailing behind her. Well, my son would watch with great fascination the way she would exit a room and pull her hose back in (retract it). I think he is acting like the hose!! Today I had all three kids in the van and forgot to drop off my youngest at the babysitter's. I was about 5 houses past her's when I remembered, so I drove in reverse half way down the block instead of turning around. Well, I don't think my son will ever be the same after that maneuver....... I'd say we're about even now! Charlene Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 22, 2001 Report Share Posted February 22, 2001 We suffer with OCD w/both boys. The 8 year old is still cute. The 17 year old has had to have medication. The problem is the obsessions change as they get older and it can be overwhelming for the teenager. They suffer socially anyhow and this makes the great divide even larger. It also makes it near impossible for teenagers to accomplish normal goals or to even have them if puberty intensifys the condition. Miriam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 22, 2001 Report Share Posted February 22, 2001 We suffer with OCD w/both boys. The 8 year old is still cute. The 17 year old has had to have medication. The problem is the obsessions change as they get older and it can be overwhelming for the teenager. They suffer socially anyhow and this makes the great divide even larger. It also makes it near impossible for teenagers to accomplish normal goals or to even have them if puberty intensifys the condition. Miriam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 22, 2001 Report Share Posted February 22, 2001 Charlene that is just too cute! , s mom, I think it helps sharing these stories, sometimes living with an OCD child seems surrealistic! __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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