Obsessive

What is OCD? Compulsive

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, also
known as OCD; is characterized as the
unreasonable fears and thoughts that
Disorder
cause individuals with the disorder to have
compulsive behaviors. Some examples Boubacar Balde
would be fear of germs or the need to
arrange objects in a specific order.
According to the DSM, the obsession is a
combination of recurrent and persistent
thoughts, urges, or images that are
experienced by the person with OCD.

504 and IDEA
A student with OCD can qualify for 504
as long they have the following;
physical or mental impairment; they
must have proof of the impairment, or
is regarded as having the impairment
Students with a case of OCD are
served under the IDEA (Between the
ages of 3-21)
If they dont qualify for the IDEA, he or
she can still be eligible for the 504
It is also important to know that if the
student is eligible for the IDEA, this
also means that he or she is protected
under the 504
symptoms
Facts
How can School Counselors
and Teachers HELP!!!!
School Counselors and teachers must
work together and design a plan that
will help the child to perform better in
school
Reassurance seeking is praising the
good behavior of the student
During testing, the teacher should
provide the student with extra time and
an alternative location if needed
Teachers and counselors must provide
a routine that is predictable to the
student in order to decrease the
chances of the student having anxiety
Creating a task list for the student to
wear or on the back of their school ID
Tell tell signs of OCD
Frequent Hand washing
Checking Behavior
Counting
Dwelling on relationship
Overzealously cleaning
The disorder is most common in males
with the onset of childhood OCD
Statistics shows that females are
slightly affected in higher rates during
adulthood than males
25 percent of the reported OCD case
occur at the age of 14
The environment can also increase the
chances of one developing the
disorder
At school, children with OCD are
known to be easily distracted