FoggyRock General Forum

Nate can't have food touching each other...if we have chicken and pasta....two plates... if there are veggies in the pasta...he picks them out...three plates....he also doesn't like to be dirty but my hubby is that way too. Nate can't figure out why we run the dishwasher so much...he is the most responsible for it! He has his room as a mess, but if I moved anything he'd know it....things are "just so". Hubby likes all the light switches to be facing the same way...so if there is one at the end of each hall....the light is off so both switches should be down...oh geez....I tell ya it gets exhausting sometimes!

I'm not allowed to say certain things.  I'm not allowed to say, "Thanks," to Daniel, but "Thank you" is fine, and "Thanks" is tolerable if I'm talking to someone else.  If I mess up (or if I just say it so he'll get past it), he'll throw himself on the floor, moaning.  Makes for some interesting public moments.  If I ask him to say "hi" to someone, he erupts, biting his finger and roaring, thinking that I want him to say exactly what I said.  After all, sometimes, he'd prefer to say, "hello" or "hola."

Oh boy...do we know OCD!!!! Richies is if its the way its suppose to be...it cant change. Example, if he puts something in a spot..it goes there. Video tapes....they have to be just so, even when watching them. Before he can get on the school bus...he has to rewind the tape he is watching at the moment to the special place only he knows what it is...then he takes it out...puts it in a another special place then puts a different tape in...and turns off the vcr and tv. I'm still trying to figure all the logic out on that one! LOL
And the list goes on....

Oh, SuperMom, I'm so sorry to hear of your loss.  Lisa, I can totally relate to the inappropriate removal of clothing!  Fortunately, it's been a few years since Daniel stopped that...  But one time, he got naked in church....

I have to admit that I fall prey to OCD too. I can't eat with anything but a salad fork and small spoon. I have to have my ice cream in a clear bowl with a handle that is JUST for my ice cream. I don't like to drink anything from a plastic cup and I don't want my hot soup or hot tea from a plastic bowl.  Jesse has almost "outgrown" his OCD.
I think at 23 a lot of it is due to the fact that he is more aware of his own body language. I don't want to gross anyone out, but I remember when he was in elementary school he was obsessed with his underarms and was constantly "sniffing." I was SO glad when he outgrew that one.  LOL

You know you're an Autism Mom when you find yourself laughing out loud because so many of these remind you of your life! (It was the biting the dog that caused my outburst - we're SO there - on a cocker spaniel with floppy ears!)  We've got definite OCD issues here, from lining up all the cowboy boots in the house, by size, heel to toe down the hallway (which they'd certainly better remain there!) to certain stims that happen ONLY at night time, in a certain order, so that sleep may occur.

WHEN MYRANDA WAS YOUNGER ABOUT 2 OR 3 SHE LINE UP HER TOYS LIKE THAT AND SHE COULD TELL IF THEY HAD BEEN MOVED EVER SO SLIGHTLY.  SHE HAS HER OWN ROOM AND THAT IS WHERE SHE HAS THING HER WAY. WERE ARE NOT REALLY ALLOWED IN THERE WITH OUT PERMISSION AND WE TRY TO RESPECT THAT. THE REST OF THE HOUSE SHE DOESN'T CARE ABOUT. WE HAVE A FEW MELT DOWNS ANYTHING NEWS WILL CAUSE HER TO BECOME VERY UPSET.

OCD with richie...seems to be gettin worse with age instead of better....Do you all have any suggestions on this one??? Like you mentioned Shannon...things get put in a certian place and cant be moved....video obsessions, you name it...it really has gotten worse.