Articles on Caregivers - Page 3
Should OCD Be a Family Affair?
When my seventeen-year-old son Dan was first diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder, I wanted details. What was he thinking, how was he feeling, is today better or worse than yesterday?...
Preventive Therapy for OCD?
The postpartum period is sometimes accompanied by anxiety, depression, and even obsessive-compulsive disorder. Studies on preventive therapy for postpartum OCD have shown promising results. What a great idea! Stop OCD in...
Book Review: Calming Your Anxious Child
As a child and adolescent therapist with experience working with anxious children and teens, I have seen my fair share of anxious kiddos and their frustrated parents. What seems...
Your Aspie Child & Sports
If you are a parent of a kid with Asperger’s (an Aspie), you know how painful participation in sports can be for them — and for you. One exasperated...
Why Don’t I Have OCD?
I was an anxious child. The night before the first day of elementary school each year, I would sleep on top of my already made bed instead of getting...
Is He Really Fine?
My son Dan’s obsessive-compulsive disorder often revolved around his thoughts more than his actions, so we really didn’t know anything was wrong until he told us. It’s not unusual for...
OCD and Doing the Opposite
When my son Dan was struggling with severe OCD, his compulsions were all done “to keep something bad from happening.” In his mind, if he moved from his chair, neglected...
OCD and Ignorance
I’ve been an advocate for OCD awareness since 2006, and from the very beginning I’ve received compliments from people after they hear how I did everything I could to help...
OCD and Messiness
As I’ve frequently lamented, obsessive-compulsive disorder is an often misunderstood and misrepresented illness. Those with the disorder are often portrayed in the media as “neat freaks.” It is true...
Pure Obsessional OCD
When my 17-year-old son Dan told me he had obsessive-compulsive disorder, my first comment was “But you never even wash your hands!” While that statement surely revealed my limited...
Book Review: Autism Spectrum Disorder: The Ultimate Teen Guide
Do you need to talk to your teen about autism spectrum disorder? Perhaps they have a sibling, a friend, or a classmate who has been diagnosed with ASD. Perhaps...
Medications for OCD and Activation Syndrome
It seems to me that there are more commercials than ever before on television for all kinds of medications, including SSRI’s (selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors) which are antidepressants also...
Book Review: Done With the Crying
What do you do when your child suddenly disappears from your life? How do you explain it? Who do you blame? For many mothers of adult children who no...
Book Review: Raising Human Beings
Are we raising our kids in the ways that foster the better side of human nature? While this is a question that many parents have probably asked themselves, it...
Making Room for the Kids When Parents Live Apart
About three-quarters of a million children witness their parents’ divorce each year. Three-fourths of them live primarily with their mothers, with dads granted what is unfortunately called “visitation.” For...
