Do people with OCD struggle in school?

“OCD can cause poor school performance as children may find it difficult to concentrate on school work due to the amount of attention focused on their obsessions and compulsions,” notes Dr. Fodstad.

How do you deal with OCD in the classroom?

Teachers can also consider these ways to help:

1. Give extra time with assignments and taking tests.
2. Give extra help to get work completed.
3. Have a student work with a peer to complete a specific assignment.

What should you not do with OCD?

What Not to Say to Someone With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

1. “Don’t worry, I’m kind of OCD sometimes, too.”
2. “You don’t look like you have OCD.”
3. “Want to come over and clean my house?”
4. “You’re being irrational.”
5. “Why can’t you just stop?”
6. “It’s all in your head.”
7. “It’s just a quirk/tic. It isn’t serious.”
8. “Just relax.”

How can teachers help students with OCD?

It helps kids stay focused on doing the problems instead of worrying. Plan an escape route: Try working out a communication system so that if the student feels OCD symptoms coming on, she can signal to you and leave the classroom, or go to a protected place in the classroom, without interrupting the class.

How can teachers support OCD students?

What does OCD look like at school?

Students with OCD may appear to be daydreaming, distracted, disinterested, or even lazy. They may seem unfocused and unable to concentrate. But they are really very busy focusing on their nagging urges or confusing, stressful, and sometimes terrifying OCD thoughts and images.

How teachers can help students with OCD symptoms?

Teaching Strategies

• Break homework into chunks to help students with perfectionist tendencies to avoid feeling overwhelmed.
• Access Books on tape so that students can get meaning without obsessing over every word.
• If rewriting/erasing is really problematic for a child, assignments can be typed instead of handwritten.