1Cademy - Crucial Differences between Autism and OCD

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Crucial Differences between Autism and OCD

Obsessions spark compulsions, not autism traits.
People with OCD can't "swap" their rituals, they need things to be done in a very specific way, whereas autistic people are more able to do different repetitive behaviors.
It's important to look at why people do the behaviors they do, which can be difficult for autistic people because they may lack insight or have communication challenges.
This can lead to misdiagnoses
People may attribute behaviors due to being solely because of autism without looking at individual circumstances.