S3E147: Water Cooler Chats: How OCD Shows Up in School & What Parents Need To Know
Fam, is your child struggling with anxiety or OCD behaviors in the classroom? This Water Cooler Chats episode breaks down the warning signs parents and teachers often miss, plus actionable strategies to help. Drawing from the International OCD Foundation’s latest research, we explore why 1 in 100 youth have OCD, how symptoms can hide for years before diagnosis, and what you can do right now to support your child or students. Whether you’re a parent watching your child struggle or an educator wanting to help, you’ll find hope, validation, and real-world next steps. You are not alone.
Citations & Resources:
To check out more information about Anxiety In The Classroom resources, presented by IOCDF, click here.
To check out the IOCDF’s informational brochure on What You Need To Know About OCD, click here.
To learn more about the stats and Who Gets OCD as reported from the IOCDF, click here.
To check out some Autistic-led Resources from Educators and Advocates:
The Neurodivergent Teacher: Click here.
Mrs. Speechie P.: Click here.
Neurodivergent Insights with Dr. Megan Neff: Click here.
Psychiatrist, Dr. Stacy Greeter, MD.’s, YouTube Channel: Click here.
Trouble With School Refusal or Truancy? Check out our past episode with Dina Scolan, LCPC:
Additionally, if you have an older college age student, check out our Water Cooler Chats on this topic from earlier in the summer:
To hear more about lived experience of an OCD warrior through his college and graduate school years, check out this episode:
To expand your team by finding a provider trained in evidenced-based therapy for OCD, check out the following:
The IOCDF Provider Search: Click here.
The ADAA Provider Search: Click here.
The I-CBT Provider Search: Click here.
For self help material to support learning, though not recommended as a substitute for therapy, check out:
OCD Training School: Click here.
Please note this is an affiliate link. Any courses or trainings purchased through this link support the OCD Family Community at no extra cost to you.
Resolving OCD by Frederick Aardema, Ph.D.,
Freedom From Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (Updated Edition): A Personalized Recovery Program for Living with Uncertainty by Jonathan Grayson, Ph.D.: Click here.
