PSP 406: How to Handle Tourettic OCD with Dr. John Piacentini
AT Parenting Survival Podcast: Parenting | Child Anxiety | Child OCD | Kids & Family
Natasha Daniels: Child Therapist, Child Anxiety and OCD Expert, Parenting Coach and Parent
4.8 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 18 February 2025
⏱️ 40 minutes
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Summary
Not every OCD theme is about a fear, sometimes it is about a feeling. That is the case with Tourettic OCD. Tourettic OCD is not triggered by an intrusive thought, but rather a somatic urge. Compulsions can include sudden, repetitive movements or vocalizations.
It can be tricky to figure out what is a tic and what is tourettic OCD. That is why I invited Dr. John Piacentini to the show. Dr. John Piacentini is a Professor of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at the UCLA School of Medicine and Director of the Child OCD, Anxiety, and Tic Disorders Program at the UCLA Semel Institute.
In addition, he is Chief of Child Psychology for the Semel Institute Medical Psychology Program and Chair of the UCLA Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital.
In this week’s AT Parenting Survival Podcast Dr. Piacentini breaks down the difference between Tourette’s, tics and OCD - and helps clarify what Tourettic OCD is and how it is treated.
To learn more about Dr. Piacentini and The Child OCD, Anxiety, and Tic Disorders Program at the UCLA Semel Institute click here.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the AT Parenting Survival Podcast, |
| 0:05.0 | where you get help and guidance through the chaos |
| 0:08.5 | of parenting a child with anxiety or OCD. |
| 0:12.0 | This show is for educational purposes |
| 0:14.0 | and is not intended to replace the guidance |
| 0:16.0 | of a qualified professional. |
| 0:18.0 | Here's your host, child therapist, Natasha Daniels. Well, hello there, |
| 0:23.4 | and welcome to another episode of the AT Parenting Survival Podcast. We are going to be diving |
| 0:29.0 | into a fantastic topic today that is hopefully going to fill in some gaps that you might have |
| 0:34.6 | about fully understanding OCD and the many ways it can show up. |
| 0:39.9 | And sometimes OCD isn't about a fear. |
| 0:42.9 | Sometimes OCD is about a feeling. |
| 0:45.3 | And we've talked about this before. |
| 0:46.5 | If you've listened to my previous episodes, we've talked about OCD being a feeling of disgust, |
| 0:54.0 | where the core fear is actually just being a feeling of disgust, where the core fear is actually just an |
| 0:56.9 | overall feeling of disgust. |
| 0:58.6 | And we've talked about just right OCD, where the overall feeling is it just doesn't feel |
| 1:03.6 | just right. |
| 1:04.9 | And part of some presentations of just right OCD is Touretic OCD. |
| 1:10.3 | And that is kind of when Tourette's, Ticks, and OCD merge as one |
| 1:15.3 | and show up as Touretic OCD. I wanted to talk about this for a long time, but I wanted to bring in an |
| 1:22.2 | expert in the field because it's one of those topics that you really need to get someone who understands it fully |
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