- Date posted
- 36w ago
Help!!! Anyone have resources for autism and OCD?
Help!!!! A family friend’s young teenager is really suffering. He has autism, so he won’t talk about his feelings and what is going on in his head. He can (in a limited way) talk to people, and he goes to public school. However, he is unable to describe his thoughts or feelings or inner experiences at all. He seems to exhibit OCD behavior, but no one can really tell if he has OCD or not. He can’t communicate his experiences with a therapist well enough to get a diagnosis, and no one has been able to help him. His parents have been exhausting their money on expensive sessions with therapists. However, since no one can deeply communicate with the child, nothing has helped. It seems unclear if the child’s issues stem from autism, OCD, or both. I would imagine that having both OCD and autism would look different than just having OCD by itself. But I don’t know how people diagnose that or treat it. Can anyone give advice here????? Anyone have similar experiences?