Some of us are fighting a silent war

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Autism and OCD are often found together: having to touch a desk twice with your fingers before you can leave it (I used to do this at school); having to repeat a task from the beginning because one small part of it goes wrong halfway through (the task might be as simple as going up the stairs to bed); becoming anxious or even desperate when a routine is interrupted or changed. It's a tyranny

I'm not autistic but I have someone close by who is... as some of you will know... but I am a bit OCD: if i pass a cyclist while driving... even if he's on the other side of the road & coming towards me... I'm never happy unless I've checked my mirror and can see he's still there. It drives Moira nuts sometimes