Post #1320850

2026-03-29 21:30 UTC

And because of that key characteristic--acquiring things makes people who hoard feel good whilst people engaging in OCD behaviours feel horrible--#HoardingDisorder is no longer #classified as a type or manifestation(?) of #OCD in the DSM. Hoarding Disorder is a separate, specific condition with specific #diagnostic #criteria in the more recent editon(s) of the #DSM. 15/x #differentiation #distinction #unique #diagnosis

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@likelyjanlukas@mstdn.ca 2026-03-29 21:41

For a little over a year now, I have worked with a #HoardingSpecialist. This is someone trained according to the #BestPractises of present medical knowledge regarding #HoardingDisorder and provides me hands-on support to reduce and remove items from my unit. This has been extraordinarily helpful, with one caveat: From my POV, this specialist perspective is not necessarily one informed by the additional complications of #disability. Some of the issues I face unique to my (or others with similar) disabilities are able to be mitigated by technologies or devices. Purpose-built--IF they exist--are often extraordinarily expensive due to the relvatively miniscule market needing that item. Classic example: many gadgets people like to make fun of, perhaps uniquely-specific kitchen gadgets, are only availble cheaply because they CAN be sold as a novelty item to many, yet are critically important for a few. 16/x #MobilityAids #mitigations

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