OCD in a two year old?

zeldadoggo121

DS has recently started obsessing about his hands being clean. If they get dirty while eating, even while he is still eating, he gets very disturbed and upset and makes me clean him. He's been asking to have a baby wipe to clean his hands with in between bites. I've never known another two year old to even be bothered by messy hands. He reacts the same way if he spills his drink, even outside where the water will just dry up and he wants to clean it up. We'll go back outside and he will sit by the door with a rag wanting to go back out to clean it. Is this normal toddler behavior? I struggled with OCD as a young child and I don't want my son going through that.

MrsWindyCity

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Manateearmz

It's normal. My DD has issues with things being on her hands. She screams and says "eeeewwwwww". One of her favorite things to do is wipe things clean with boogie wipes.

kcisthebombdotcom

Assuming there's no other quirks, no. It would be something I'd keep an eye on though if there are other behaviors you're concerned with. My son has sensory processing disorder and it really peaked around 2. We started seeing the obsessive behavior with having his hands clean along with other behaviors like literally shaking in fear over different textures, hyperactivity/loved to crash into things, panicked over loud noises, problems focusing or hyperfocusing on certain activities, really orally fixated and would put everything in his mouth/overstuff his mouth with food, etc.

I'm sure 99% of the time it's just a normal toddler thing but it may be something you want to mention to the pedi if there are other behaviors along with that you're concerned about.

zeldadoggo121

This is actually my concern. I have two brothers with Asperger's and I myself have SPD and similar disorders are really rampant in my family. I know its not *supposed* to be genetic, but it still worries me. 

KC_13:

Assuming there's no other quirks, no. It would be something I'd keep an eye on though if there are other behaviors you're concerned with. My son has sensory processing disorder and it really peaked around 2. We started seeing the obsessive behavior with having his hands clean along with other behaviors like literally shaking in fear over different textures, hyperactivity/loved to crash into things, panicked over loud noises, problems focusing or hyperfocusing on certain activities, really orally fixated and would put everything in his mouth/overstuff his mouth with food, etc.

I'm sure 99% of the time it's just a normal toddler thing but it may be something you want to mention to the pedi if there are other behaviors along with that you're concerned about.

Wufroggy79

I could be wrong, but at least when I was in college (I'm a psych major), the DSM will not clinically diagnose anyone that young with a mental disorder.

MamatoA2010

I could have written this post myself. DD is the exact.same.way. Hope it helps to hear that you can probably chaulk it up to normal toddler behavior. GL!

zeldadoggo121

My youngest brother was only diagnosed a year ad a half ago at 11 years old. The doctor who diagnosed him said it doesn't run in families and couldn't explain why so many people in my family are autistic and I never really questioned him

-auntie-:

mutantninja0813:

This is actually my concern. I have two brothers with Asperger's and I myself have SPD and similar disorders are really rampant in my family. I know its not *supposed* to be genetic, but it still worries me.

Where are you getting this information?

It's pretty well recognized that ASDs do run in families. The full sibling of a child with an ASD dx has a 15-25% chance of also having and ASD dx. Of those who don't get a dx, common comorbids like ADHD, OCD, Tourettes and LD issues are much more common than in the general population.

https://www.iancommunity.org/cs/autism_spectrum_disorder_research/autistic_traits_in_siblings