[little blue]

No but I'll look.
Both personally and professionally, I have experience of both OCD (as a conditon in its own right) and OCBs relating to people with Autistic spectrum 'disorder', panic, ADD, ADHD, PDA, agoraphobia and others.
I admit my first post was meant tongue-in-cheek, relating to the 'checking' of handbrake.
Its generally agreed among professionals that we all display some level of "autistic tendancies" and I'm sure OCD/OCBs can be fitted into that statement (without meaning to cause offense!)

[little blue]

psy.ucsd.edu/autism/WinterIMFAR2002.doc

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15928364   (very short, I can't access the whole report)

http://www.researchautism.net/asditem.ikml?print&ra=43&infolevel=4&t=3 (you wouldnt say someone with apergers/asd had OCD, but many display OCBs.  but some people may display both conditions together (co-morbidity). Are you with me?!)

http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/adhd/anxiety.htm  (keep reading, its quite far down!)

[cmorrell]

Thanks for the links. I'll work through those and cross-reference with the source that led me to "correct" OCD to OCB, assuming I can find it of course. Your end comments make sense, seems like a sensible differentiation between the two uses.

[little blue]

Can I ask why your interest?  Sounds lilke your writing a research paper?  (you dont have to answer if you dont want!) If you find the ocd/b source, let me know...

[cmorrell]

I'm studying psychology with the OU and doing a training course with NAS mid-November, so quite helpful the examples you picked revolve around autism I've sourced a PDF of the 2nd report you referenced so if you have an interest in it yourself, PM your email address to me.

[little blue]

brill, will do.  the majority of young people I work with have an ASD, and of course some have the other conditions I mentioned.  The NAS course with undoubtedly be v informative, as long as it doesnt generalise - its easy to see the condition not the person sometimes.
(sorry, I'll stop now....)