Published on 12, July, 2020
I know a lot of people have spoken about this topic on here before but I really wanted to put a post out as it's something I'm figuring out at the moment.
I have known I was autistic for a few years now but I am starting to think more and more that I may have OCD as well. I have heard there are a lot of links between autism and OCD and lots of people have both. I just wondered if this was the case and if anyone could tell me any more about it and the links between the two? Would really help
Welcome back Billy.
I hope life is treating you kindly.
Here's a link to a thread I started about this at one time - there wasn't a huge response but there may be some useful info in there for you.
https://community.autism.org.uk/f/adults-on-the-autistic-spectrum/29245/ocd-and-autism
By-the-way, I've not been diagnosed with this but it's always been obvious, from a child to adulthood, that I have it.
Thank you Debbie, your thread is really helpful. It does seem very common to have both. I read somewhere that neuroscience research suggests that both can relate from imbalances or differences in the same part of the brain. Could make sense