| ADULT |
CHILDREN/
ADOLESCENTS |
|
ADULT |
CHILDREN/
ADOLESCENTS |
|
| A man who washes his hands 100 times a day, until they are
red and raw |
A 14-year old boy who is late for school every day because
he can't get out of the shower until he has lathered and rinsed exactly 41 times |
|
A woman who unfailingly washes her hands before every meal |
A 16-year old girl who spends 20 minutes washing and styling
her hair every day before school |
|
| A woman who locks and relocks her door before going to work
every day - for half an hour |
A child who checks over and over that the light switch is in
the off position, even though it is obvious that the light is off |
|
A woman who double checks that her apartment door and
windows are locked each night before she goes to bed |
A child who double-checks that the light is off as she
leaves a room. |
|
| A college student who must tap on the door frame of every
classroom 14 times before entering |
A seven year old girl who can't stop skipping over cracks in
the sidewalk until she has done it 99 times because she fears that something terrible will
happen to her mother if she doesn't |
|
. |
A five year old girl who laughs with her friends while
skipping over cracks in the pavement |
|
| A woman who spends hours alphabetizing every item in her
kitchen cabinets. |
A boy who cannot leave the gym locker-room until the
laces on his sneakers are tied with loops that are exactly the same size |
|
An office manager who won't leave the office until his desk
is clear and his in-box empty |
A 17-year old boy who enjoys arranging groceries on store
shelves as his first part-time job |
