Hello,
My wife has OCD although in recent years she has got it down to a minimal effect. We have a six year old boy and he's just started to show symptoms. Of course my wife recognises them and she is devastated, we're both heart broken and obviously don't want him to suffer like she did. His symptoms at the moment are, when he's relaxed in front of the TV or as he's going to bed, he'll make "mmm...Whuh!" sounds. He'll do things like, lick one wrist, then the other. One bedtime recently he brought it up with my wife and asked "When will this feeling go away?" I learnt as much as I could about OCD when I found out my wife had it (I even wrote a book about it)... But I didn't learn anything about children having it or how they might be treated. We live in London, I was hoping there might be someone out there who can advise us what to do next. When school starts we'll speak to the head-teacher and his new teacher (it's a lovely school). But what are the next steps - Any help or advice please?
Dealing with OCD thought for almost a year already
Please help, mentally dying. False memory OCD.
OCD sufferer for many years
OCD and trauma