Sara Black & Mindy Stacy

More than 2 Million American’s Effected

Anxiety Disorder Extreme Compulsions Obsessive Rituals Unwanted & Repeated

Feelings Ideas Sensations Requires Treatment Medication Therapy

Hand Washing Counting Checking Cleaning Patterns

Only provides temporary relief

Biological InheritedStreptococcus

EnvironmentalAbuseDeathWork/School

IssuesRelationshipsAbrupt Living

Changes

•Stand up Comedian•Television Host•Actor•Author

Suffers from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Stand up Comedian

TV Personality Deal or No Deal Bobby’s World America’s Got Talent Howie Mandel Show St. Elsewhere Author Here’s the Deal,

Don’t Touch Me

Married to wife, Terry, for 32 years

Three childrenJackie, 27Alex, 22Riley, 19

Could not take children to public restrooms

Slept in Guest House when children were sick

Entire family went to therapy to cope

Noticed OCD from childhood

Diagnosed as an adult

On medication See’s many

therapists Unable to shake

hands; “bumps” instead

Wrote Here’s the Deal, Don’t Touch Me

Comedian Actor TV personality

Deal or No DealAmerica’s Got Talent

Family embraced him

Raises awareness

What are 3 of the hardest challenges you would face if you lived with Obsessive Compulsive Disorderfor a day?

Cartel, M. (n.d.). How Howie Mandel Manages ADHD and OCD. Lifescript.com. Retrieved February 16, 2011, from http://www.lifescript.com/Life/Timeout/Entertainment/How_Howie_Mandel_Manages_ADHD_and_OCD.aspx

Family helps Howie Mandel cope with OCD. (n.d.). Great Dad - Advice for Expectant Dads, New, Single, Stay at Home dads with Parenting Information and Pregnancy Care. Retrieved February 16, 2011, from http://www.greatdad.com/tertiary/274/4113/family-helps-howie-mandel-cope-with-ocd.html

Howie Mandel Biography, Bio, Profile, pictures, photos. (n.d.). Netglimse.com. Retrieved February 16, 2011, from http://www.netglimse.com/celebs/pages/howie_mandel/index.shtml

Howie Mandel Talks About OCD. (n.d.). Obsessive Compulsive Disorder | You have OCD. Retrieved February 16, 2011, from http://youhaveocd.com/2010/07/06/howie-mandel-talks-about-ocd/

Obsessive-compulsive disorder. (n.d.). National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved February 16, 2011, from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001926

OCD in Children and Adults: Symptoms, Causes, and More. (n.d.). WebMD. Retrieved February 17, 2011, from http://www.webmd.com/anxiety-panic/guide/obsessive-compulsive-disorder?page=2

Disability can be used as a teaching tool

Personal experiences help to relate

We all have struggles, and success is possible.

Easy to meet in smaller groups

Both got input on group outline

Communication is key

Communicated via email

Met in person to make outline

Separated work equally

Set goals/dates for project progress