# Could my kid have O.C.D. ?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 26, 2001, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-my-kid-have-o-c-d/89723 "2001-10-26T04:39:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2001, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-my-kid-have-o-c-d/89723/21 "2001-10-27T02:49:27Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Spanky The Dolphin \*  
> \*\*That thing about the toys kinda sounds like autism to me. \*\*

No, he’s being a three year old. Kids are anal about stuff like that. I remember throwing a fit if my mom didn’t call my stuffed animals by the right name, or if she said I was four about two weeks before my birthday. I remember throwing a tantrum when she told a librarian I was seven-a month before I turned seven. 😉 Or I had to have my sash tied perfectly-it’s just kids. Kids are anal-they make a much bigger deal out of things. Relax-it’s normal.

Kids like to have control over their own environment. They like routine and rules-it’s comforting and a way for them to keep things in control. I believe there’s a word for it, but I don’t remember-oversimplification? Something like that.  
I’m OCD and that doesn’t sound remotely like it.

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> Im still under the assumption that ocd comes from the folks, either learned or genetic.

Try chemical imbalance.

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