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All about kids and OCD

July 6, 2025 · 53 min

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This week Penny and Angie are joined by pediatrican Dr Annie Moulden and clinical psychologist Lauren Wetheimer. They dive into topics including who can diagnose a child with OCD and how this process unfolds, how and why parents play such a big and important role in OCD recovery, the advantages of early diagnosis and the role of medication.

Finding a psychologist in Australia:

OCD Bounce Directory

Seeing a provisional psychologist:

UTS

Bond university

Swinburne University

Online therapy options:

OCD? Not Me!

Books about OCD in kids for adults:

Talking Back to OCD by John S. March

Breaking Free of Child Anxiety and OCD by Eli R. Lebowitz

Books about OCD for kids:

Nobody’s Perfect by Ellen Burns

What to do when your brain gets stuck by Dawn Huebner

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