When viewing some videos on OCD at YouTube, I noticed some comments directing readers to check out a video that plays part of Michael Savage's radio show, where he says OCD and ADD aren't real. Some of you may already know about this, because it apparently aired a few months ago, but for those who don't, I wanted to share it.

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This man doesn't have a psychology degree. He apparently hasn't met anyone with OCD. I can write off this opinion of his as idiocy. My boyfriend, who listens to Savage's radio show, and agrees with some things, disagrees with others (of what I've heard, I can say the same for me, but I'm not a fan), asked me, "And where did you hear this?" (or something similar) when I told him Savage said OCD wasn't real. Then he told me that, if he hadn't met me and seen it for himself, he wouldn't believe OCD existed, either.

I wonder about his listeners. I'm sure some have written him to tell him he's wrong (as well as some who don't listen to his show). But what about those who agree with him? What if they end up with children who have OCD or ADD? What if their parents keep trying to force them to be normal, or deem them "weak" if they aren't able to resist their fears and compulsions?