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<blockquote data-quote="pepperidge" data-source="post: 428705" data-attributes="member: 2322"><p>HI Anita,</p><p></p><p>Welcome. You say he has been doing therapy--is that who gave him the ODD diagnosis? Is there any possibility he might have Asperger's or ADHD? Not all ADHD manifests itself as hyperactivity. Does he get in trouble at school? Or only at home and in camp? </p><p></p><p>If you are thinking about medicating him for camp (and beyond that), then your best bet is to move very quickly to get an appointment with a child pyschiatrist (psychiatrist). ODD is not a very helpful diagnosis --seems like just about every imaginable diagnosis for kids comes with some version of ODD--you might also want to get him tested by a neuropsychologist. </p><p></p><p>medications have made an enormous difference for my kids--and their ODD. But figuring out what is going on is important, so you know what class of medications to begin iwth. There is no one medication for ODD per se.</p><p></p><p>good luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pepperidge, post: 428705, member: 2322"] HI Anita, Welcome. You say he has been doing therapy--is that who gave him the ODD diagnosis? Is there any possibility he might have Asperger's or ADHD? Not all ADHD manifests itself as hyperactivity. Does he get in trouble at school? Or only at home and in camp? If you are thinking about medicating him for camp (and beyond that), then your best bet is to move very quickly to get an appointment with a child pyschiatrist (psychiatrist). ODD is not a very helpful diagnosis --seems like just about every imaginable diagnosis for kids comes with some version of ODD--you might also want to get him tested by a neuropsychologist. medications have made an enormous difference for my kids--and their ODD. But figuring out what is going on is important, so you know what class of medications to begin iwth. There is no one medication for ODD per se. good luck. [/QUOTE]
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