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If I could just understand the WHY of it...
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<blockquote data-quote="trinityroyal" data-source="post: 78530" data-attributes="member: 3907"><p>My difficult child does this too, and it drives me absolutely BONKERS. I am the proverbial neat freak...all of the cups lined up in the cupboard with the handles pointing in the same direction...I have my own Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) issues to deal with.</p><p></p><p>As Heather and others mentioned, there seems to be difficulty with the next logical step, so there are lots of times when empty containers go back in the pantry or fridge. But there also seems to be a high degree of hoarding and other Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) behaviour.</p><p></p><p>My difficult child likes to pull things apart. Matchbox cars, old clocks, etc. But then he won't want to part with the pieces, and he will be very upset if you throw them away. We have taken to emptying out his room when he's not there, because if a thing disappears when he's not there to see it, he will never miss it, but if he sees you throwing it away, he will pick through and scatter the garbage everywhere in search of the "treasured" object.</p><p></p><p>We haven't had much success with treatment for hoarding, but then we've been focusing on other things that have been taking more of our attention. </p><p></p><p>Our city has a recycling system similar to the one Marg describes, and we have to empty the garbage and recycling bins daily, and lock them in the garage, to prevent difficult child from picking through them. He doesn't go through the organic waste bin, but I think that's because of the texture and smell (yuck).</p><p></p><p>Sigh...if anyone finds the magic bullet to cure this one, please let me know.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="trinityroyal, post: 78530, member: 3907"] My difficult child does this too, and it drives me absolutely BONKERS. I am the proverbial neat freak...all of the cups lined up in the cupboard with the handles pointing in the same direction...I have my own Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) issues to deal with. As Heather and others mentioned, there seems to be difficulty with the next logical step, so there are lots of times when empty containers go back in the pantry or fridge. But there also seems to be a high degree of hoarding and other Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) behaviour. My difficult child likes to pull things apart. Matchbox cars, old clocks, etc. But then he won't want to part with the pieces, and he will be very upset if you throw them away. We have taken to emptying out his room when he's not there, because if a thing disappears when he's not there to see it, he will never miss it, but if he sees you throwing it away, he will pick through and scatter the garbage everywhere in search of the "treasured" object. We haven't had much success with treatment for hoarding, but then we've been focusing on other things that have been taking more of our attention. Our city has a recycling system similar to the one Marg describes, and we have to empty the garbage and recycling bins daily, and lock them in the garage, to prevent difficult child from picking through them. He doesn't go through the organic waste bin, but I think that's because of the texture and smell (yuck). Sigh...if anyone finds the magic bullet to cure this one, please let me know. [/QUOTE]
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