Using Books as Support

     As a person who enjoys reading, I often find myself looking to read a new genre or type of book that I have not tried to read before. During the last month of school, I was browsing some of the books in my school library. I happened to notice that in the section of books called "staff picks", was a book called OCDaniel.  I had never heard of books on OCD for kids, I usually only heard of ones my mom read to me as a toddler or the ones she read at her job. Seeing something like this was a very exciting experience for me. I decided to check the book out and take it home to read. 

    The book was about a boy named Daniel who has not yet been diagnosed with OCD. Daniel is often bullied because of his OCD behaviours. He often has trouble meeting new people and has almost no friends. That is until he is summoned by a girl named Sara to help with the investigation of her missing father. While investigating a possible murder case, Daniel has to deal with many issues of his own such as, avoiding numbers, counting, and a 4 hour bedtime ritual. Daniel thinks he is a psychopath, until Sara helps him become aware of his strange and unknown condition that he has kept a secret all his life.

    I found this book to be very relatable and I was able to compare his experiences to mine. Even though this book is intended for children ages 8 to 11, I found it intriguing and would even encourage parents to read it in order to gain a better understanding of what may be going on for their child. This book sparked my interest, so much so, I decided to look into other OCD books. I recently finished another compelling book on OCD called, The Goldfish Boy. These books make me feel less alone in the world and they give me hope. 

 

   I recommend that everyone should at least look into some OCD books. You might find yourself enjoying them much more than you expected to. Thats all for today! Thanks for reading and remember, If you keep your face to the sun you can't see a shadow.