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Help! I think my child has ODD and I don't know what to do
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<blockquote data-quote="helpangel" data-source="post: 526192" data-attributes="member: 7170"><p>This could be normal 4yo behavior (tantrums, testing boundaries etc.) or it could be beginning signs of something major. This site has a special forum for parents of kids under 5yo; my recommendation would be to read for about 1/2 hour then make a post there (put something about being new in heading).</p><p></p><p>What really helped with getting Angel proper help was my calendars. I didn't have time for true charting so I used month at a glance calendar with big squares that would fit in my purse and multi pens in different colors. Red/anger, Blue/sad, Purple/sexual stuff, Orange/stealing, green/food suspects, black/general notes & everything else. Use your own code for what you feel need to document; the fact I had purple ink for a 3-6yo was a big red flag to the psychiatrists!</p><p></p><p>Anyway the 3 years of calendars that went into the psychiatric hospital with her got an accurate diagnosis on a 6yo. Often young kids diagnosis's change as more info is gathered. I personally feel ODD is a symptom not a stand alone diagnosis. The early childhood forum will put you in contact with parents of your childs age group and probably be of more help.</p><p></p><p>A good book to read is The Explosive Child by Ross Greene gives you some strategies toward dealing with the day to day. The only other advise I have is if have to restrain a child in public - I use to sing to Angel (it helps keep do-gooders from calling the law). Also my response to people who said I should whoop her was "so what your saying is if she was blind I could make her see by beating her?" Hope some of this helps and glad you found the site.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="helpangel, post: 526192, member: 7170"] This could be normal 4yo behavior (tantrums, testing boundaries etc.) or it could be beginning signs of something major. This site has a special forum for parents of kids under 5yo; my recommendation would be to read for about 1/2 hour then make a post there (put something about being new in heading). What really helped with getting Angel proper help was my calendars. I didn't have time for true charting so I used month at a glance calendar with big squares that would fit in my purse and multi pens in different colors. Red/anger, Blue/sad, Purple/sexual stuff, Orange/stealing, green/food suspects, black/general notes & everything else. Use your own code for what you feel need to document; the fact I had purple ink for a 3-6yo was a big red flag to the psychiatrists! Anyway the 3 years of calendars that went into the psychiatric hospital with her got an accurate diagnosis on a 6yo. Often young kids diagnosis's change as more info is gathered. I personally feel ODD is a symptom not a stand alone diagnosis. The early childhood forum will put you in contact with parents of your childs age group and probably be of more help. A good book to read is The Explosive Child by Ross Greene gives you some strategies toward dealing with the day to day. The only other advise I have is if have to restrain a child in public - I use to sing to Angel (it helps keep do-gooders from calling the law). Also my response to people who said I should whoop her was "so what your saying is if she was blind I could make her see by beating her?" Hope some of this helps and glad you found the site. [/QUOTE]
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