Why doesn't that feel right?
New webinar on autism and OCD.
Some autistic children seem to get stuck. They need to do the same thing again and again – perhaps washing their hands until they are raw, or asking the same question hundreds of time. No matter how many times they do it, it doesn’t feel ‘right’. They can’t stop and they get very upset if others try to stop them.
The ways in which they get stuck vary. Some can’t move freely about their home. Others have to complete elaborate rituals before they can go to bed or change their clothes. Others need to avoid walking along particular roads, in case they have a thought about a car crash.
For some it’s just a passing phase. For others it takes over their lives and the life of their family. It can mean that young people can’t leave their houses, or live the life that they want to live. Parents find themselves scrubbing the table fifty times over, or only talking in a whisper, because it’s just too distressing to do anything else.
What’s going on? That’s what I’ll talk about in this new webinar on Tuesday, July 16th. You’ll gain an understanding of OCD and how it intersects with autism. You’ll understand why, with OCD, sometimes everything that we do to try and make it better makes it worse. And you’ll get some practical ideas as to how to help.
Like all my webinars, it’s based on psychological theory and clinical practice. It’s recorded if you can’t make the time. Please share if you know parents who might want to come.
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This can be a symptom of burnout.
They get stuck because they need more downtime. They take in too many inputs and they can't process them all. They are overwhelmed so they do whatever they need to do to get them processed which is trying to reduce and control the world and it's inputs.
Good God why we so stupid we can't see how simple this all is. These kids are smart. But it comes with the need for more time to process the world. Stop listening to people who don't have autism and have not figure this out.