Talk:D.W. Read/@comment-26848969-20150802222835/@comment-26848969-20150806212139

I do know that OCPD is difficult to accurately diagnose before early adulthood, but I felt that many aspects of D.W.'s overall personality seemed in line with this particular disorder which was why I decided to suggest such here.

I will say that I always found D.W. to have a very unusual personality even for someone in her own age group. And although I have noticed that many fans of this series are quick to criticize her for her treatment of Arthur in particular, I feel that over the course of the series she proves to be a surprisingly complex character. She shows strong interests in many things yet cannot seem to hold on to most of them for long periods of time. She is both innocent and curious in certain areas, yet already shows natural talent and strong drive in others. She does have a manipulative side (which is one trait that is consistent with OCPD) and can become upset over things not being as she would like, but she also shows that she is capable of caring for her friends and family members whenever she realizes how much she values their roles in her life. And while there are a couple of episodes centered around her that I don't entirely care for, I still feel that overall, D.W. is a much more three-dimensional character than she is sometimes made out to be by some fans of the show. And when I realized that many aspects of her personality were surprisingly consistent with a diagnosis of Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder (which should not be confused with the more commonly diagnosed Obsessive Compusive Disorder being an anxiety rather than personality disorder) I came to the conclusion that it was possible that D.W. could recieve such a diagnosis at an older age.