Individuals with the following traits were more likely to experience OCD in addition to displaying subclinical traits of autism: 
- Pervasive slowness completing tasks 
- Poorer insight 
- Greater degree of indecisiveness

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Individuals with comorbid OCD and ASD experience more of the following symptoms: 
- Hoarding (studies have mixed findings)
- Symmetry 
- Repeating

OCD and Autism Spectrum Disorder Co-Morbidity: Different Symptoms

Hojgaard, D.R.M.A, Arildskov, T.W., Skarphedinsson, G., Hybel, K.A., Ivarsson, T., Weidle, B., Melin, K., Torp, N.C., & Thomsen. (2023). Do autistic traits predict outcome of cognitive behavioral therapy in pediatric obsessive compulsive disorder?. Research on Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy, 51. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10802-023-01078-5.

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