i was diagnosed with mild ocd in college.
[{"role": "system", "content": "Obsessive\u2013compulsive disorder (OCD) is a mental disorder where people feel the need to check things repeatedly, perform certain routines repeatedly (called \"rituals\"), or have certain thoughts repeatedly. People are unable to control either the thoughts or the activities for more than a short period of time. Common activities include hand washing, counting of things, and checking to see if a door is locked. Some may have difficulty throwing things out. These activities occur to such a degree that the person's daily life is negatively affected. Often they take up more than an hour a day. Most adults realize that the behaviors do not make sense. The condition is associated with tics, anxiety disorder, and an increased risk of suicide. The cause is unknown. There appear to be some genetic components with both identical twins more often affected than both non-identical twins. Risk factors include a history of child abuse or other stress inducing event. Some cases have been documented to occur following infections. The diagnosis is based on the symptoms and requires ruling out other drug related or medical causes. Rating scales such as the Yale\u2013Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS) can be used to assess the severity.\n"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "My younger daughter is unable to control her thoughts or activities for more than a short period of time. Are you familiar with this syndrome?"}, {"role": "user", "content": "Absolutely, I have it too, this is known as ADHD."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Yes, ADHD is similar and is characterized by by excessive activity or difficulty in self control. I think the two syndromes could be classified as cousins."}, {"role": "user", "content": "Yes, it was only until very recently that ADHD became the umbrella term. Many psychologists believe it belongs somewhere on the high functioning end of the autism spectrum."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Generally, individuals diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder show two types of symptoms: social communication issues and repetitive patterns of behavior."}, {"role": "user", "content": "That's true, which if you think about it is very vague. I know many people who are ritualistic people, but couldn't be further from autistic. "}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Yes, I agree but there are extremes. Most parents notice these signs in the first few years of life."}, {"role": "user", "content": "Absolutely, when a child has autism it's very clear. It's been said the Ketogenic diet is really effective for autism symptom reduction, ADHD too."}]