Ask the Child Therapist Episode 23: OCD Rituals are Often Mistaken for Tics in Children: Are you Missing Signs of OCD?

Ask the Child Therapist Episode 23: OCD Rituals are Often Mistaken for Tics in Children: Are you Missing Signs of OCD?

Your child is doing it again. That weird quirk. You cringe every time you see it. You tell her to stop. She tries, but there it is again. You tell yourself, it will pass. They all do. It’s always something different. Today it is some weird eye blinking and maybe next month she’ll blow into her hands. You’ve stopped keeping track of how many “strange habits” she has had or how long they last. But what if they aren’t “strange habits?”
What if they aren’t tics?

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