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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 252239" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>Hi and Welcome! I am glad you are here, but very sorry you had to seek us out. You will find this is a group filled with love and support, ideas and information, and that we always try to help each other, even when we don't agree.</p><p></p><p>I truly understand your feelings. My difficult child, Wiz, was very violent and it was mostly aimed at my daughter and I. I also have fibro and the violence was very scary. I can offer hope - it took a LOT of work and many years, but Wiz is now a person I enjoy very much. He lives nearby with my parents because he was beating me a few years ago. My parents asked if they could have custody of him as we were dealing with the violence in court. They have been a great help with him.</p><p></p><p>He doesn't hurt anyone in any way that he can avoid, and is truly remorseful about hurting us and scaring us so many times.</p><p></p><p>I STRONGLY encourage you to seek out tsting to figure out what is causing the ODD behavior. ODD is not often a "stand alone" diagnosis (diagnosis). ODD describes a set of behaviors but give very little input as to WHY the child is acting that way. I have seen ohter parents here with children who acted almost the same way my Wiz did, but for very different reasons. And the same treatment the other kid(s) got actually made MY kid worse. So you can't just rely on ODD to lead you to the right sources and kinds of help.</p><p></p><p>Many here seek out a neuropsychologist to test their child and try to pinpoint the RIGHT diagnosis or set of diagnoses. Often our kids' problems become more clear as they mature, so be prepared for the diagnosis to change. Sadly, there is no exact science to tell us what is wrong. Happily, after finding out what is going on, and why, many times the ODD behavior changes.</p><p></p><p>You might also get help from a developmental pediatrician, psychiatrist (psychiatrist) - the one with the MD, and various therapists (tdocs) - psychologists, social workers, etc...</p><p></p><p>If you go to the FAQ/Board Help section of this forum you will see threads about how to make a signature (like at the bottom of my response), all the abbreviations we use, and there is a thread on a Parent Report. </p><p></p><p>The Parent Report is a way to organize all the info and knowledge that you have about your child. It is outlined adn explained in the thread about it. It helps you answer all those questions on the forms at the doctor's office, keep all the reports and issues documented, and lets you give info to the docs about your child.</p><p></p><p>Welcome and Hugs, I am glad you joined us!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 252239, member: 1233"] Hi and Welcome! I am glad you are here, but very sorry you had to seek us out. You will find this is a group filled with love and support, ideas and information, and that we always try to help each other, even when we don't agree. I truly understand your feelings. My difficult child, Wiz, was very violent and it was mostly aimed at my daughter and I. I also have fibro and the violence was very scary. I can offer hope - it took a LOT of work and many years, but Wiz is now a person I enjoy very much. He lives nearby with my parents because he was beating me a few years ago. My parents asked if they could have custody of him as we were dealing with the violence in court. They have been a great help with him. He doesn't hurt anyone in any way that he can avoid, and is truly remorseful about hurting us and scaring us so many times. I STRONGLY encourage you to seek out tsting to figure out what is causing the ODD behavior. ODD is not often a "stand alone" diagnosis (diagnosis). ODD describes a set of behaviors but give very little input as to WHY the child is acting that way. I have seen ohter parents here with children who acted almost the same way my Wiz did, but for very different reasons. And the same treatment the other kid(s) got actually made MY kid worse. So you can't just rely on ODD to lead you to the right sources and kinds of help. Many here seek out a neuropsychologist to test their child and try to pinpoint the RIGHT diagnosis or set of diagnoses. Often our kids' problems become more clear as they mature, so be prepared for the diagnosis to change. Sadly, there is no exact science to tell us what is wrong. Happily, after finding out what is going on, and why, many times the ODD behavior changes. You might also get help from a developmental pediatrician, psychiatrist (psychiatrist) - the one with the MD, and various therapists (tdocs) - psychologists, social workers, etc... If you go to the FAQ/Board Help section of this forum you will see threads about how to make a signature (like at the bottom of my response), all the abbreviations we use, and there is a thread on a Parent Report. The Parent Report is a way to organize all the info and knowledge that you have about your child. It is outlined adn explained in the thread about it. It helps you answer all those questions on the forms at the doctor's office, keep all the reports and issues documented, and lets you give info to the docs about your child. Welcome and Hugs, I am glad you joined us! [/QUOTE]
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