Here are some books that deal with OCD in children. http://www.Amazon.com/Obsessive-Compulsive-Disorder-Children-Adolescents-Centered/dp/1565927583 and http://www.amazon.com/Take-Control-OCD-Ultimate-Guide/dp/1593634293/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1320887921&sr=1-2 If you search your local library you can probably also find some other titles.
The best thing to do is to take your child to a psyciatrist to see if he does. Also, go get some books from your local library. Talking to people with OCD may help you as well.
Most children with OCD need their medication or counseling to cope with the symptoms. A psychiatrist can reccomend some other strategies to you as well.
OCD can be passed down from parents to children but more likely in learned behavior than in their genetics. Children will be more likely to develop OCD tendencies when they grow up watching their parents deal with OCD issues.
Most Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) treatment centers also treat children. Treatment may involve a combination of behavior modification, cognitive therapy as well as prescription medications and more.
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Mothers of teenagers with OCD do not hate their children. It can be hard to live with a teenager, especially one with OCD. Sometimes a good talk is just what people need to see eye to eye.
Bad thoughts caused by OCD are often referred to as intrusive thoughts or obsessions.
There is a strong genetic component to OCD.
If you have problems like missing pages in the exercise books and bubbles in screen protectors and you think its all about OCD, consider seeing a counselor, and see your friend's exercise books to fix the missing pages.
OCD
OCD is diagnosed when symptoms start to become noticeable, which can be at any age. Most of the time, OCD symptoms become noticeable when a preteen/teen hits puberty. OCD can be diagnosed when someone is as young as 13 or as old as 60. It is different for everyone.