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My 3 year old son- oppositional defiant disorder and adhd
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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 497359" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Hi there and welcome to the board.</p><p></p><p>Been here a long time and had a lot of stuff wrong with both myself and my son. in my opinion ODD is not a useful or concrete diagnosis. All it means is that the child is defiant...it does not explain why. I do not think your son is trying to drive you to a nervous breakdown. I think he really truly is not able to control his impulses and/or does not remember or is unable to follow your rules. I suggest a complete evaluation, and my preferred professional of choice is a neuropsychologist. They do intensive testing and often catch issues that other professionals miss. I would try to get out of your head the mindset that he is just "bad" and out to do anything he can to disobey you. I would try instead to be proactive to find out why he is different. Punishing/normal discipline methods do not tend to work for our children. It only puzzles them or makes them feel badly. </p><p></p><p>At three years old, I am not sure your son is capable of understanding how upset you were when he went missing. Even though he is bright, he is still barely out of toddlerhood. I am going to ask you a few questions that may be able to help us so that we can help you. </p><p></p><p>1/Are there any particular psychiatric problems on either side of your son's genetic family tree? Any in yours? Remember, he is half of both of your DNA.</p><p></p><p>2/Any autism/Aspergers in your family tree (or bio. dad?) How was your son's early development? Did he cuddle with you, make good eye contact, speak on time or very early? Have any early interest in the alphabet, counting, maps, anything he could memorize? Does he play well with toys or does he ignore them or just take them apart? Does he have any strange quirks? Obsessions?</p><p></p><p>Others will come along.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 497359, member: 1550"] Hi there and welcome to the board. Been here a long time and had a lot of stuff wrong with both myself and my son. in my opinion ODD is not a useful or concrete diagnosis. All it means is that the child is defiant...it does not explain why. I do not think your son is trying to drive you to a nervous breakdown. I think he really truly is not able to control his impulses and/or does not remember or is unable to follow your rules. I suggest a complete evaluation, and my preferred professional of choice is a neuropsychologist. They do intensive testing and often catch issues that other professionals miss. I would try to get out of your head the mindset that he is just "bad" and out to do anything he can to disobey you. I would try instead to be proactive to find out why he is different. Punishing/normal discipline methods do not tend to work for our children. It only puzzles them or makes them feel badly. At three years old, I am not sure your son is capable of understanding how upset you were when he went missing. Even though he is bright, he is still barely out of toddlerhood. I am going to ask you a few questions that may be able to help us so that we can help you. 1/Are there any particular psychiatric problems on either side of your son's genetic family tree? Any in yours? Remember, he is half of both of your DNA. 2/Any autism/Aspergers in your family tree (or bio. dad?) How was your son's early development? Did he cuddle with you, make good eye contact, speak on time or very early? Have any early interest in the alphabet, counting, maps, anything he could memorize? Does he play well with toys or does he ignore them or just take them apart? Does he have any strange quirks? Obsessions? Others will come along. [/QUOTE]
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