The real problem with his type of OCD--chronic fear of hurting other people--was that you thought so much about not running over children, not sideswiping pedestrians, not poisoning strangers with germs on your hands--essentially not killing a world full of strangers--that you ended up hurting the…
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Cammie McGovern
Cammie McGovern is the author of four children's novels: The Art of Seeing, Eye Contact, Neighborhood Watch and Say What You Will. Cammie was born in Evanston, Illinois, the daughter of Katharine Wolcott (née Watts), a high school teacher, and William Montgomery McGovern, Jr., a university professor. Her older sister is actress Elizabeth McGovern. When Cammie was seven years old, her father accepted a teaching position with UCLA School of Law and the McGoverns moved to Los Angeles. Her paternal grandfather was adventurer William Montgomery McGovern, her maternal great-grandfathers were U.S. diplomat Ethelbert Watts and Admiral Charles P. Snyder, and her maternal great-great-grandfather was congressman Charles P. Snyder.[2][3][4] She currently lives in Amherst, Massachusetts, with her husband and three sons, the oldest of whom is autistic. Many of her life experiences with her family, autism and starting Whole Children influenced her writing