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<blockquote data-quote="Sheila" data-source="post: 73378" data-attributes="member: 23"><p>A form of anxiety could be part of the problem. See <a href="http://children.webmd.com/guide/separation-anxiety" target="_blank">http://children.webmd.com/guide/separation-anxiety</a> for an overview of separation anxiety.</p><p></p><p>Because there are "symptoms" that are common to a variety of disorders, try not to get stuck on ODD. Most of our kids could have been diagnosed with-ODD at one time -- mine included. It's not uncommon that with-appropriate treatment, ODD type behaviors dissipate and sometimes disappear. The DSM-IV (used by mental health professionals and doctors in USA for diagnoses), always has a notation that it is essential first to rule out other conditions that may be the true cause of symptoms before reaching a diagnostic decision. (Unfortunately, it doesn't mean that's always practiced -- just that it should be.)</p><p></p><p>Neurological disorders can present very differently in children compared to adults, so the symptoms list for ODD appears to fit many kids.</p><p></p><p>As an example of same "symptoms" but different disorders see Diagnosing Bipolar VS. ADHD @ <a href="http://www.adhdnews.com/bipolar.htm" target="_blank">http://www.adhdnews.com/bipolar.htm</a> .</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sheila, post: 73378, member: 23"] A form of anxiety could be part of the problem. See [URL]http://children.webmd.com/guide/separation-anxiety[/URL] for an overview of separation anxiety. Because there are "symptoms" that are common to a variety of disorders, try not to get stuck on ODD. Most of our kids could have been diagnosed with-ODD at one time -- mine included. It's not uncommon that with-appropriate treatment, ODD type behaviors dissipate and sometimes disappear. The DSM-IV (used by mental health professionals and doctors in USA for diagnoses), always has a notation that it is essential first to rule out other conditions that may be the true cause of symptoms before reaching a diagnostic decision. (Unfortunately, it doesn't mean that's always practiced -- just that it should be.) Neurological disorders can present very differently in children compared to adults, so the symptoms list for ODD appears to fit many kids. As an example of same "symptoms" but different disorders see Diagnosing Bipolar VS. ADHD @ [URL]http://www.adhdnews.com/bipolar.htm[/URL] . [/QUOTE]
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