Payton Is Afraid of Dirt [Paperback]

Payton is afraid of dirt. Hes afraid of germs and getting sick, and spends a lot of his time cleaning and worrying over his fears.

Payton learns he has Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). His OCD is like someone in his head is bossing him around all day long. It tells him that he has to wash and tidy, and cannot do the things he wants, like play outside.

With the help of his family and doctor, Payton learnshow to manage his OCD by putting it in an imaginaryshrink machine, or ROARING it away!

Learn how Payton, and others like him,make their OCD monsters smaller.You can do it, too!

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. You hear that diagnosis here and there, maybe in its shortened form, OCD. Most people wouldn't have second thought about it, except perhaps to joke about it. They really don't understand it though. AuthorShanna Simpsonknows what that group of words means, having OCD herself. While it may be easier for an adult to understand the implications of this disorder, as it is called, young children may find themselves scared of what it means for them. They may be made fun of for their habits, and sadly, even ostracized. Happily, in the time period that we live in, there is much more information, help, and best of all, hope for families that have one or more family members struggling to understand what OCD means. Simpson has taken her life experiences, and penned a book that families can read with their young children, and offer some help.

Payton is the main character, and he is afraid, afraid of dirt. He is so scared that all he can think about is how to get clean. His thoughts keep telling him that all of that dirt is going to make him very sick. As a result, he is constantly scrubbing his hands, his toys, his room, everything. It gets to the point where he cannot even play with his friends because he is afraid of the dirt on his toys. His parents take him to a psychiatrist, where he first hears the diagnosis, Obsessive Compull!