What is Asperger Syndrome
Asperger syndrome - also referred to as Asperger's syndrome, Asperger's, Aspergers or just AS - is one of five neurobiological pervasive developmental disorders (PDD), and is chara...
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Is OCD often co-morbid with aspergers?
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I got an obsessive-compulsive disorder diagnosis from a psychiatrist, however, now he's starting to wonder if I have aspergers or borderline aspergers. Are obsessive compulsive symptoms a trait of aspergers? Are the two conditions often co-morbid with one another? I'm very confused and am wondering if I'll still have obsessive-compulsive problems if my diagnosis changes to aspergers.
I'm not a cleaner or a hoarder. Well, I used to hoard but I realized I had been hoarding so I stopped. I feel compelled to clean often but I leave cleaning to once a week so I don't worry or obsess over it. One thing I do have a problem with is my stuffed animals arrangements. I have to brush and dust them every day, and play with them in a specific spot. If anyone even knocks one over or plays too roughly with it to the point I feel it'll be damaged, it can send me in to a panic attack because I'll get so upset about it. I also tend to obsess over people who I find fascinating and it drives people crazy and they wonder if I have a crush on the person (that isn't the case, I just find the person fascinating is all). Thanks in advance if anyone replies to this. I'm new to this forum. My name is Jessica, nice to meet you all! Posted on 10/26/09, 03:10 pm |
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My grandaughter has asp, and some OCD traits. She has to have things a certain way & done the same way each time. She is I would say a hoarder. She never wants to get rid of anything. i.e. I have asked what this blank piece of paper is & tried to throw it away & she said no, I'm keeping it, a kid in my 2nd grade class gave that to me (she's 16 now!) Stuff like that. 
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It would seem so. At one time, lacking the knowledge of Asperger's I thought OCD was the closest tag I could put on myself but the diagnostic criteria didn't really fit.
I've always had a tendency to cycle through a variety of interests. As I've gotten older they seem more and more to connect and complement each other. I think also that generalized anxiety causes us to try to grab hold of something, anything that can give a sense of constancy, continuity, and focus, even if just for a while. Also generalized anxiety can cause us to seek to identify "what is wrong", and lead to manifestations of lots of different symptomologies...seeming at times to be manic-depressive, ocd, ADHD, to manifest turettes-like vehement reactions or even apparent psychotic rage. The mind squirms under a constant sense of "wrongness" and tries to find its equilibrium in whatever manner it can.
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hi jessica; well i have read that aspergers disorder patients are likely to suffer from anxiety disorders like ocd ...... myself i am an aspie and have been diagnosed of ocd..
the good thing is that ocd is often very successfully treated with prozac.. thats what happened with me.. now i never have obsessions.. depression is much harder to treat , atleast in my case.. occasionally i have brief "panic attacks " as well , but they are very mild hope this helps...
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I've never tried prozac. I've taken zoloft before for OCD though it gave me insomnia (it did help with a lot of anxiety and obsessions though). I also tried taking Now I take trazodone (an anti-depressant that helps you sleep) and buspar. I also have klonopin but I don't take that regularly, only if I'm having extreme anxiety or am having a panic attack. The medication combination I'm on seems to be helping so far, though I'll keep prozac in mind if I have to switch medications.
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Oops haha I posted before I finished a sentence. I also tried taking lexapro, though that made anxiety and panic attacks worse and more frequent.
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