Does anyone know if there’s a connection with Autism and OCD? I always thought I more had OCD but the more I’ve researched into Autism, I think I could have that and now I’m scared of which one I have or if I have both.
Hello, totally, my brother has autism, and ocd at the same time, if you have any more questions about his personality or how he acts, please let me know
@IloveDieguito Thanks for responding! Do you know the specific personality traits/differences between the 2?
@123g Yess! He mostly has contamination OCD so he has both compulssion and obsession. His autism is mostly just expressed by things he does, such as how he interacts with people, not liking loud noises, not looking in the eyes when being talked to, he doesn't like physical touch, and has body movements that people without autism don't usually show, and when some of these get like "intruded" as for the loud and disturbing noises such as the blender or the sink he can get mad, and sometimes his OCD gets triggered by these characteristics he has because of autism (I think) if you have any other questions please ask
Hii hii, there is this creator on YouTube her name is Adhd baddie, she has ocd and autism and she speaks about that on her page though some things might differ giving that she has adhd as well but i would still highly recommend!!
They do overlap. A new diagnosis always freaks me out a little, but then I settle. I’m still the same person I’ve always been, just with the opportunity to understand myself more. Remember to be gentle and kind to yourself. 🙂 Here’s some info that might help: https://neurodivergentinsights.com/misdiagnosis-monday/ocd-vs-autism
Thank you all for your help!
How to know if you actually have it or if I’m just making up the symptoms? I have a lot of intrusive thoughts constantly and even have a “theme” but it really surged after I search up what I was experiencing, but then again I search up a lot of what I experience and constantly have to recheck things. My parents say I’m normal but I know I’m not, (both of my siblings have adhd) I find it immensely hard to focus from turning 17-18. Please let me know what you think l! Thanks!
So basically I didn’t know till my hocd started. But looking back at my life I had ocd since I was a kid. Like 6-7 years old. First time happening I remember that when I was doing stuff many times I had to say something like a little poem in my head to stop it. Then I had this thing were if I felt my left foot touch the floor 5 times I had to do the touch the floor with my right foot too. Then I had something I guess contamination??? Basically after washing my hands I had a sensation on my hand like I could still “feel” the germs and I had to wash them again. Then I started having thoughts of my family members getting hurt. I had intrusive thoughts about me hurting my dog. Then I had this obsession that a guy who used to be in my school is looking for me to beat me up. And how it’s this obsession about my sexuality even tho I never doubted or questioned it before. Is that possible??? Like can you be born with it? I’m pretty sure both my parents have it too. At least at some level. Take my father for example he had an obsession that he was going to die the moment he turned 30.
I have experienced every theme that can be added to post but I’m currently experiencing those. So I am on the spectrum and I happen to have a high sensory profile and it definitely gives the ocd more to latch unto. I would see a pretty female with makeup done and it eatssss and I would notice the facial symmetry + how her features compliment each other and my ocd would be like why did you notice she is pretty, BECAUSE I HAVE EYES😭! I can’t be the only neurodivergent person that notices details and how attractive people are intensely? I do not even care about orientation but I know for sure if I was into women, it won’t just start plaguing me one evening Im my head shouting “you are gay” like man Im a female at least say you are a lesbian 😭😂😂😂😂. How can I genuinely have no interest and get outrightly repulsed by females sexually and romantically. It feels like I am being forced to be something im not. I tried accepting i am lesbian but I experienced more anxiety and could not sleep till I accepted i am still straight and it is ocd playing with me(ocd leave me alone, I don’t even enjoy playing with you) I accepted i am a lesbian like ocd said I should but why do I still love my ex and hope I marry him😭 + I couldn’t bring myself to be interested in females. OCD leave me alone because I don’t enjoy this game again! I’m not homophobic at all but denouncing Im straight doesn’t feel like home and I still find myself yearning for only men
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