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9 Year Old Son just diagnosed with Odd
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<blockquote data-quote="TeDo" data-source="post: 548307"><p>I'm with DDD based on personal experience. It "might" be ADHD and ODD but I really suspect it might not be. My son was diagnosed at age 3 with ADHD and put on a stimulant (NOT a pretty picture). At age 5 he was put on Strattera and he's been on it since since it really helps his hyperactivity. In 3rd grade they added ODD. At school, he was treated with a very heavy hand and NO behaviors were tolerated. At home, we tried every reward/punishment you can think of and NONE of them worked. In 7th grade his behavior got worse when I found this site and these wonderful folks told me to read the book The Explosive Child which I did immediately because I was so desparate for answers. I utilized the methods in the book and came to realize that my interpretations and assumptions of difficult child 1's behaviors were WAY off. Talking to difficult child 1 about WHY he was behaving the way he was during every incident made me realize he thinks sooooooo differently than I could ever have imagined. It made me start thinking differently and trying to see things from his perspective. I took difficult child 1 to a DIFFERENT psychiatrist and his ODD diagnosis was changed to Asperger's. Doing a lot of research about that made everything else pretty much fall into place. It all made so much sense.</p><p></p><p>I am IN NO WAY diagnosing your son. I am only a parent. I am only sharing my story to show you that there are OTHER possibilities. I thought difficult child 1 had ODD too because when I did an internet search, that's what I found that matched his behaviors and then I stopped looking. It wasn't until someone here pointed out that he sounded Aspie that I started looking again and those criteria matched his behaviors even more. I had accepted what the first psychiatrist told me without question even though nothing worked. Our lives are so much better now that I have the REAL, ACCURATE diagnosis and services/accommodations.</p><p></p><p>Welcome to our little corner of the world. You will find awesome support here. I hope you stick around.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TeDo, post: 548307"] I'm with DDD based on personal experience. It "might" be ADHD and ODD but I really suspect it might not be. My son was diagnosed at age 3 with ADHD and put on a stimulant (NOT a pretty picture). At age 5 he was put on Strattera and he's been on it since since it really helps his hyperactivity. In 3rd grade they added ODD. At school, he was treated with a very heavy hand and NO behaviors were tolerated. At home, we tried every reward/punishment you can think of and NONE of them worked. In 7th grade his behavior got worse when I found this site and these wonderful folks told me to read the book The Explosive Child which I did immediately because I was so desparate for answers. I utilized the methods in the book and came to realize that my interpretations and assumptions of difficult child 1's behaviors were WAY off. Talking to difficult child 1 about WHY he was behaving the way he was during every incident made me realize he thinks sooooooo differently than I could ever have imagined. It made me start thinking differently and trying to see things from his perspective. I took difficult child 1 to a DIFFERENT psychiatrist and his ODD diagnosis was changed to Asperger's. Doing a lot of research about that made everything else pretty much fall into place. It all made so much sense. I am IN NO WAY diagnosing your son. I am only a parent. I am only sharing my story to show you that there are OTHER possibilities. I thought difficult child 1 had ODD too because when I did an internet search, that's what I found that matched his behaviors and then I stopped looking. It wasn't until someone here pointed out that he sounded Aspie that I started looking again and those criteria matched his behaviors even more. I had accepted what the first psychiatrist told me without question even though nothing worked. Our lives are so much better now that I have the REAL, ACCURATE diagnosis and services/accommodations. Welcome to our little corner of the world. You will find awesome support here. I hope you stick around. [/QUOTE]
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