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<blockquote data-quote="rlsnights" data-source="post: 409996" data-attributes="member: 7948"><p>I'm sorry to say it but if you have a neuro psychiatric report *performed by a licensed neuropsychologist or neuropsychiatrist* that diagnosed your child as ODD I would seriously question the validity of the report.</p><p></p><p>As many others on this board will tell you, they had children who were originally diagnosed "ODD". Pretty much all of these children were later diagnosed with other disorders. Many are diagnosed with multiple conditions. Unfortunately, the behaviors you describe could be attributed to lots of other things besides defiance. Bipolar hypomania is an obvious example that would fit your description. It certainly sounds like he has significant impulse control problems which would fit with the ADHD diagnosis. And of course there's the part of the behavior that is just sheer kid stuff - look, that got her attention I'll do it again and see if it works again.</p><p></p><p>What you are describing could be a personality trait-type problem, a discipline problem or psychiatric illness, sensory or language processing problems - or a mixture of all of them. These are some questions that may help you figure this out -</p><p></p><p>1. Does he turn the TV sound up even when no one else is in the room? Does he really like/dislike particular fabrics? Does he absolutely love trampolines? Does he complain when there's a tag in his shirt rubbing his neck or the seams in his socks are wrong?</p><p>2. Does he show the same problem behaviors everywhere - home, school, friends homes, church, etc.?</p><p>3. Is there a cyclical pattern to the behaviors - even a daily pattern?</p><p>4. Does he seem to be afraid of the dark? Does he have bad nightmares or night terrors?</p><p>5. Is he able to go to sleep without any problem?</p><p>6. Are his sleep patterns stable? That is, does he consistently sleep about the same amount of time most nights and go to sleep/wake up at the same time each day?</p><p>7. Is he abusive to animals that you know of?</p><p>8. Are there times when he seems able to control these behaviors - at a funeral for example or around elderly or disabled people who could be hurt by his behaviors?</p><p>9. Have you tried behavioral techniques like removing priviledges or "natural" consequences for things with any success? If this has not worked have you done it consistently for at least a month at a time?</p><p>10. Are all adults in the home consistent with your son in the way they handle problem behaviors?</p><p></p><p>Try to take time every day for yourself like a short walk or keeping a journal. The more you lose your cool the worse the behaviors will be. Cool distance on your part is more likely to work well. Fewer or even no words is ideal (still working on that one here). Breaking the house rules is rewarded with an unspoken response if possible like unplugging the TV.</p><p></p><p>Best wishes -</p><p> </p><p>Patricia</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rlsnights, post: 409996, member: 7948"] I'm sorry to say it but if you have a neuro psychiatric report *performed by a licensed neuropsychologist or neuropsychiatrist* that diagnosed your child as ODD I would seriously question the validity of the report. As many others on this board will tell you, they had children who were originally diagnosed "ODD". Pretty much all of these children were later diagnosed with other disorders. Many are diagnosed with multiple conditions. Unfortunately, the behaviors you describe could be attributed to lots of other things besides defiance. Bipolar hypomania is an obvious example that would fit your description. It certainly sounds like he has significant impulse control problems which would fit with the ADHD diagnosis. And of course there's the part of the behavior that is just sheer kid stuff - look, that got her attention I'll do it again and see if it works again. What you are describing could be a personality trait-type problem, a discipline problem or psychiatric illness, sensory or language processing problems - or a mixture of all of them. These are some questions that may help you figure this out - 1. Does he turn the TV sound up even when no one else is in the room? Does he really like/dislike particular fabrics? Does he absolutely love trampolines? Does he complain when there's a tag in his shirt rubbing his neck or the seams in his socks are wrong? 2. Does he show the same problem behaviors everywhere - home, school, friends homes, church, etc.? 3. Is there a cyclical pattern to the behaviors - even a daily pattern? 4. Does he seem to be afraid of the dark? Does he have bad nightmares or night terrors? 5. Is he able to go to sleep without any problem? 6. Are his sleep patterns stable? That is, does he consistently sleep about the same amount of time most nights and go to sleep/wake up at the same time each day? 7. Is he abusive to animals that you know of? 8. Are there times when he seems able to control these behaviors - at a funeral for example or around elderly or disabled people who could be hurt by his behaviors? 9. Have you tried behavioral techniques like removing priviledges or "natural" consequences for things with any success? If this has not worked have you done it consistently for at least a month at a time? 10. Are all adults in the home consistent with your son in the way they handle problem behaviors? Try to take time every day for yourself like a short walk or keeping a journal. The more you lose your cool the worse the behaviors will be. Cool distance on your part is more likely to work well. Fewer or even no words is ideal (still working on that one here). Breaking the house rules is rewarded with an unspoken response if possible like unplugging the TV. Best wishes - Patricia [/QUOTE]
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