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<blockquote data-quote="OTE" data-source="post: 18171"><p>Sure. I personally wouldn't call this Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). At least not to the extent that it is separate from the Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD). It is much more likely part of the Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD). More likely, for whatever reason, he has formed an "obsession" around germs. Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) folks can have "obsessions". Typically these would be something like lining all the trains up in a perfectly straight line. In their minds there is black and white, no grey. So there is a perfectly straight line which is right and anything else is wrong. It's somewhat different from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) in that the "obsession" of Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) arises more from black and white thinking than from unknown sourced urges. But it can also arise in Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) in the form of a limited interest. That is, that the child may become interested in trains to the exclusion of cars, boats or anything else. So until you actually understand your child's thinking more clearly you won't know how to handle this. Obviously, meltdowns and rages come from abruptly removing the item of obsession. In this case, forcing him to eat that which he has determined to be unsanitary. In the same way, transitions can be difficult for a Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) child because they are "obsessed" with what they are doing and it is being ripped away from them.</p><p></p><p>The picking scabs thing, in my mind, could be more of an Sensory Integration Disorder (SID) issue. That is, the texture of the scab is not comfortable to him so he tries to remove it. I trained my Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) son early on that a bandaid must be on any boo boo early on. Now in his mind it's entrenched so that the tiniest speck must have a bandaid. I actually did that to prevent him from removing the bandaid and the antibiotic underneath it. Again, he would take it off because it was an odd touch sensation. Now he almost believes that band aids cure and remove pain from anything. LOL.</p><p></p><p>My overall point here is that as you learn more about Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) it becomes easier to see what's going on with them. So these behaviors that now seem odd become understandable. Or maybe I've just totally lost my mind... it's one of those two.</p><p></p><p>My guess on the refusing to answer questions is that he's not self-aware or verbal enough to explain why. 8 really is young to be able to explain why a feeling is there. Frankly, sounds like he's got fabulous social skills and that puts him way ahead of many other Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) kids. Mine came home with tons of valentine cards and those didn't even occur to me. I'm kicking myself like crazy now. My Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) son's social skills aren't there to realize that he should have reciprocated and that he should have anticipated this. I'm sure the teacher told him it would happen but if it's not a paper in front of him to work on...it's just jabber. LOL And lack of reciprocity... what's that? LOL</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="OTE, post: 18171"] Sure. I personally wouldn't call this Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). At least not to the extent that it is separate from the Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD). It is much more likely part of the Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD). More likely, for whatever reason, he has formed an "obsession" around germs. Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) folks can have "obsessions". Typically these would be something like lining all the trains up in a perfectly straight line. In their minds there is black and white, no grey. So there is a perfectly straight line which is right and anything else is wrong. It's somewhat different from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) in that the "obsession" of Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) arises more from black and white thinking than from unknown sourced urges. But it can also arise in Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) in the form of a limited interest. That is, that the child may become interested in trains to the exclusion of cars, boats or anything else. So until you actually understand your child's thinking more clearly you won't know how to handle this. Obviously, meltdowns and rages come from abruptly removing the item of obsession. In this case, forcing him to eat that which he has determined to be unsanitary. In the same way, transitions can be difficult for a Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) child because they are "obsessed" with what they are doing and it is being ripped away from them. The picking scabs thing, in my mind, could be more of an Sensory Integration Disorder (SID) issue. That is, the texture of the scab is not comfortable to him so he tries to remove it. I trained my Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) son early on that a bandaid must be on any boo boo early on. Now in his mind it's entrenched so that the tiniest speck must have a bandaid. I actually did that to prevent him from removing the bandaid and the antibiotic underneath it. Again, he would take it off because it was an odd touch sensation. Now he almost believes that band aids cure and remove pain from anything. LOL. My overall point here is that as you learn more about Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) it becomes easier to see what's going on with them. So these behaviors that now seem odd become understandable. Or maybe I've just totally lost my mind... it's one of those two. My guess on the refusing to answer questions is that he's not self-aware or verbal enough to explain why. 8 really is young to be able to explain why a feeling is there. Frankly, sounds like he's got fabulous social skills and that puts him way ahead of many other Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) kids. Mine came home with tons of valentine cards and those didn't even occur to me. I'm kicking myself like crazy now. My Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) son's social skills aren't there to realize that he should have reciprocated and that he should have anticipated this. I'm sure the teacher told him it would happen but if it's not a paper in front of him to work on...it's just jabber. LOL And lack of reciprocity... what's that? LOL [/QUOTE]
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