Six yo DD and poss OCD tendencies

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Hi collective wisdom of MNers. Six yo DD is brilliant, laid back, funny and smart. She also has just recently started with some behaviour that have had the school take me aside on several occasions.

I want to emphasise that I'm not someone who's determined to attach labels to things and that she is a very happy, not anxious girl.

First of all she's asking to go to the toilet a lot, like every half an hour. We've had a urine test done and there's nothing to worry about there (though she has now been referred to a paediatrician). There are other things though that have started happening about the same time.

She has started blowing on her fingers while she's watching TV or is otherwise distracted. She describes it as her brain playing a game with her but she can't stop doing it. She has also started making little noises in her throat. Not quite grunting, but close and again she can't control it enough to stop.

I'm not overly worried about it until it starts to worry her but I wondered if this sounds familiar to anyone else? Thanks for reading, I know it's long.

Should add that her fingers are also red and , possibly from over washing

Do you think she's actually going to the toilet or going to wash her hands? The blowing and noises sound like tics which are best ignored if possible. My son has had tics and also some ocd tendencies such as having to count to 4 in his head or tap things 4 times. I got a great book of amazon called what to do when your brain gets stuck by Dawn Heubner and this really helped. This might be useful if she's repeatedly washing her hands or becoming a bit obsessive about the toilet.

Thank you @PJ67 that's a good point. I'm not sure whether it's hand washing or because she needs a wee. I'm going to take a look at that book

Does your son still have tics?

His tics are much better now. They were probably at their worse when he was 5 or 6 and he's 12 now and they're only occasional and not really too noticeable.