SLP 361: Understanding OCD and Autism: What Educators and Parents Need to Know

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✅ Autism vs OCD: Autistic repetition brings joy; OCD rituals bring fear.

✅ Compulsion Cycle: Compulsions feed OCD and reinforce the sense of threat.

✅ Delay Strategy: Waiting minutes before compulsions weakens the OCD loop.

✅ Reassurance Trap: Repeated reassurance fuels fear; offer co-regulation instead.

✅ Real Event OCD: OCD invents false narratives around dim memories.

✅ Faulty Alarm: Frame OCD as a false alarm, not danger.

✅ Stay Engaged: During flare-ups, normal activities signal safety to the nervous system.

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