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Helping Autistic Kids Who have OCD with Jan Stewart

This episode is for educational purposes only and is not intended to replace the guidance of a qualified professional.

It can be hard enough to help a child with OCD, but what if they are autistic as well? It can be confusing to figure out where autistic traits end and OCD compulsions begin. It can also be a struggle to navigate two worlds that don’t always intersect.

That is why I was thrilled to invite Jan Stewart to the AT Parenting Survival Podcast. Jan is a highly regarded mental health and neurodiversity advocate and mom to two, now grown children with multiple diagnoses. 

She is the author of Hold on Tight: A Parent’s Journey Raising Children with Mental Illness. 

In this week’s AT Parenting Survival Podcast I sat down with Jan to discuss how parents can decipher autistic traits from OCD compulsions, how ERP is adapted for autistic children and how to take care of ourselves and our other relationships while trying to stay afloat.

Resources:

Check out Jan Stewart’s book Hold on Tight: A Parent’s Journey Raising Children with Mental Illness. 

Kerry’s Place: Canada’s largest service provider to kids, teenagers, adults and families.

Jan Stewart’s column in Today’s Parent

IOCDF Special Interest Group OCD and Autism

IOCDF Autism and OCD Research Center

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