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OCD In 5 Year Old Daughter
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Does anyone have a child who has intrusive negative thoughts about their own actions? My daughter, 5, will fart (completely inaudible and no stink) but will quickly say “I’m sorry papa/mana, I farted” Or when my wife or me are giving her a shower she’ll glance at our genitalia (we don’t even see it usually) and she’ll quickly say “I’m sorry mama/papa I looked at your private part” One last example, she constantly bites the inside of her cheek (which is mostly unnoticable from our Vantage… read more

posted September 14, 2021
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MY 11 year old daughter does similar stuff but no one calls it OCD. For people with autism it's referred to as obsessions. My daughter will announce her farting or laugh when someone else does it. That's normal for kids at some point. Unfortunately, my daughter saw some online porn featuring cartoon characters from "Family Guy". Pisses me off we had to filter out that stuff when it passed a "moderate" filter. She still mentions a character's big boobs or say in public she wants to watch Family Guy porn. She does it to embarrass me in public because she doesn't usually talk about it. To top it off she will spell the word porn as p-o-r-n. Teachers mention she has a crude sense of humor at times but she laughs at the teachers' jokes when the other kids don't get it in the Special Ed class. She will also pick her skin and her pimples in public. Yeah she says "Sorry, I won't to it again." But it does happen again.

How about fascination with fire alarms and smoke alarms? What about baby strollers? Hearing adults cough or kids crying can make her cry. She likes to write translated phrases in Japanese, Chinese or Korean but she does like to write in English. She'll point out and say "There's a Chinese person" in public. It's not done out of hate because she's half white/Filipina herself and has traveled in Asia. She can identify a lot of flags because she watches the same Nyan Cat video over and over again.

I'm sure there's other weird stuff that I don't notice anymore because I'm used to it but for people who don't know her she can leave a memorable impression. Japan has to be a tougher place for ASD as social conformity is higher than in the States.

posted September 15, 2021
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Hugs! I started getting intrusive thoughts at 9. I'd think of a bad word, or bad thought, and have to run to my parents and confess it. I had this huge fear of being a "bad" kid. The more I didn't want to think those things, the more my brain was bombarded with them. It's like a self-fulfilling prophecy.

Over the years, this manifested in various ways. In middle school and high school, when the other girls were suddenly preoccupied with things I never developed an interest in, I was constantly worried that they were going to abandon me. I couldn't wrap my head around why a lot of the stuff that suddenly mattered to them, did.

In college, the rituals started. I had to do things over and over again until they were "just right." They really own you.

As you've probably guessed, I also have OCD. I was diagnosed at 25 along with ADHD and anxiety, and the autism diagnosis came at 31. It was a RELIEF to find answers, and start medication that has done WONDERS for me!

I hope your daughter finds some relief, because those thoughts are no picnic ❤️

posted September 14, 2021
A MyAutismTeam Member

freeyoke, I can certainly understand and relate to the frustration you are going through with your daughter. Being in Japan is tough. I don’t really have anything else to compare my circumstances with as our daughter was born here, and it is here that she has lived for the entire 5 1/2 years of her existance. Her mom is Japanese and I am European American. Japan definitely is a place where social conformity is THE way of life, probably more so in rural areas such as our location. What makes things extra complicated is the issue of language. My daughter speaks English and Japanese fluently (for a typical 5 year old). So, sometimes it is difficult for me to discern whether or not some of the challenges she has expressing herself to her own expectations comes from simply being confused between the two languages, or is ASD related. I think most likely it’s a bit of both. Anyway, thank you do much for your input!!!! It’s really wonderful to be here and share so many things with folks like yourself, that I ordinarily would not be able to elswhere! Thank you✌️

posted September 16, 2021
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DJskids, thank you so very much for sharing this with me. It sounds like a very similar situation. I’m wondering what triggered my daughter. For me everything got really bad just after my grandfather died. He was my hero and buddy. I think the anxiety of losing him was too much and it sent my OCD into high gear. It was a scary and hopeless time for me. I really really really don’t ever want my daughter to feel those feelings. How okd is your daughter now? Is she doing much better?

posted September 15, 2021
A MyAutismTeam Member

Autie4Lyfe83, thank you for sharing your experiences. I can really relate! And now with my daughter, even more.

posted September 14, 2021

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