My daughter has OCD.  It's difficult to live with if you're not used to keeping things in perfect order, and have no interest in doing so.  I'm happier if things aren't totally organised, DD has panic attacks if things aren't totally organised so it's exhausting for me to keep up.  After our holiday, we came home and the fan blades were dusty (I'd left windows open and the dust storm came through so I guess that didn't help) and as soon as we walked in she started to fret that the fans had a little dust on them.  I had to try and get everything unpacked and get rid of dust, when all I wanted to do was have a lay down after 6 hours in the car!

The school has been really good.  I've noticed that not too many people understand OCD.  Whenever I mention to other parents that she's gotta see the paediatrician about behaviour, it's assumed she has ADHD.  People understand ADHD more these days as such a large number of children have it and therefore, I believe, we've had to learn more about the condition.  OCD is almost unheard of in children.  I can't even get assistance through the public system as no paed has any experience with this condition.  I've got Carer's Allowance now which is a huge help toward her therapy.  I just recently paid a huge sum of money for a specialist to go into her classroom and work with the teacher and teacher aide to teach them how to minimise anxiety in the classroom, and handle anxiety attacks if they do occur so that I don't get so many calls at work to pick her up when they can't get her to breathe properly.

She's doing much better this term, the teacher has put strategies in place now to help her at school and as a result has had no problems with panic or anxiety, although it's only been a week.  So here's hoping this last term of Prep is going to go well!  When we find out who her Year 1 teacher will be, I'll pay that same specialist to come in and go over everything with that teacher and any aides if they have any in the room.

Well, better get onto this housework before it builds up more and causes any problems...