KateL

We have only recently embarked on our OCD journey with our 6yr old son, so I don't have the answers to all these questions. But my first priority would echo above: advice and direction to parents how/where to seek help. In September I started to think that the challenging behaviour we were facing with our 6yr old was anxiety related and started looking for help so as I could help him manage this anxiety so it wouldn't get too much worse. Three months later of seemingly shouting into the abyss and reaching dead ends with the GP, CAMHS and his school as well as an incident of bullying, and his anxiety, anger and OCD are now out of control. And even now, with clear symptoms, a more helpful GP and the start of private therapy, I still feel unclear how to support him as a parent. Another priority in our case would also be some information to help parents of very young children with OCD (under 8s). The leaflets designed for children are helpful to a point but often include language or content which is difficult for a 6yr old. I'd also appreciate some guidance on what I should be documenting and what is the best way to document our journey in order to best present it to CAMHS / school / other professional bodies. I'm sure as time goes on we'll have many more opinions on this! But thanks for undertaking the project.