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<blockquote data-quote="TeDo" data-source="post: 484061"><p>I am among those that agree that ODD isn't a valid diagnosis in many cases. In our case not only was it inaccurate (he carried it for 4 years) it caused a lot of harm by the school staff. Let me explain. difficult child 1 was diagnosed ADHD at 4 years old and put on medications. We tried many until we found one that worked long-term. He started Kindergarten at 5 and after the first 2 days they were pushing for me to put him back in preschool. He was tipping chairs and ripping paper off bulletin boards and acting all wild until they would call me to come and take him home. I went with him the next two days and stood in the back to observe what might be causing the problem for him. It turned out that having me there for the two days was enough to take his anxiety away and he was fine for the rest of the year. It was just such a big transition that he was anxious and was trying to escape the situation (fight or flight response).</p><p></p><p>The diagnosis of ODD was added in third grade when his behavior escalated and nothing helped. That diagnosis led to very heavy-handed, rigid discipline at school meant to show him who was boss and that he HAD to do everything adults said because ODD is viewed as PURPOSELY defiant. Things got worse. We tried many medications but nothing helped. Just this last January (7th grade) the diagnosis was changed to Autism Spectrum Disorder. He couldn't help the way he was acting and the school staff being the way they were with discipline sent him into a deep depression that I never was to see again. The school REFUSED to see the new diagnosis and let go of the old. They HELD ON to the old diagnosis and continued with the rigid authoritative discipline so I pulled difficult child 1 out of that school. Allowing the ODD diagnosis without digging for a more thorough evaluation way back when was the biggest mistake I made with difficult child 1.</p><p></p><p>Please, get a second opinion from a neuropsychologist or neuropsychiatrist. I suspect there is more going on and I really don't want your son to eventually have to deal with the things my son did. By the way, WELCOME to our little corner of the world.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TeDo, post: 484061"] I am among those that agree that ODD isn't a valid diagnosis in many cases. In our case not only was it inaccurate (he carried it for 4 years) it caused a lot of harm by the school staff. Let me explain. difficult child 1 was diagnosed ADHD at 4 years old and put on medications. We tried many until we found one that worked long-term. He started Kindergarten at 5 and after the first 2 days they were pushing for me to put him back in preschool. He was tipping chairs and ripping paper off bulletin boards and acting all wild until they would call me to come and take him home. I went with him the next two days and stood in the back to observe what might be causing the problem for him. It turned out that having me there for the two days was enough to take his anxiety away and he was fine for the rest of the year. It was just such a big transition that he was anxious and was trying to escape the situation (fight or flight response). The diagnosis of ODD was added in third grade when his behavior escalated and nothing helped. That diagnosis led to very heavy-handed, rigid discipline at school meant to show him who was boss and that he HAD to do everything adults said because ODD is viewed as PURPOSELY defiant. Things got worse. We tried many medications but nothing helped. Just this last January (7th grade) the diagnosis was changed to Autism Spectrum Disorder. He couldn't help the way he was acting and the school staff being the way they were with discipline sent him into a deep depression that I never was to see again. The school REFUSED to see the new diagnosis and let go of the old. They HELD ON to the old diagnosis and continued with the rigid authoritative discipline so I pulled difficult child 1 out of that school. Allowing the ODD diagnosis without digging for a more thorough evaluation way back when was the biggest mistake I made with difficult child 1. Please, get a second opinion from a neuropsychologist or neuropsychiatrist. I suspect there is more going on and I really don't want your son to eventually have to deal with the things my son did. By the way, WELCOME to our little corner of the world. [/QUOTE]
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