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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 562844" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Hi there and welcome to the board. A lot of us oldtimers here don't really think ODD is a useful diagnosis. It really does sound, however, like a lot is going on in the house (all the kids acting up) and with your daughter in particular. Are you sure she isn't using recreational drugs? Yes, I know. Thirteen is so young. I would never have asked except that my daughter started drugs at twelve and it changed her immensely all the way up until she quit. Your daughter actually sounds a lot like mine after she started using drugs, and she had been a good kid too before that. If your daughter is using drugs, the psychosis could have been induced by the drugs. Sadly, kids start using drugs earlier and earlier.</p><p></p><p>It would help us a little if you gave us some background information on the family...how about her biological father? Did he abuse her? Does he have a psychiatric diagnosis or does he need one, even if he doesn't have one (wink) <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> I am going to guess that although your other kids may be copying her a little, maybe something traumatic happened to all of them? Did they have many caregivers during their lives who came and went (like being disappointed over and over again by men?) I had two younger children who did not pick up their older sister's behavior, so it is not a given. </p><p></p><p>Have you or any of the family been in counseling? Can you maybe try family counseling? </p><p></p><p>Back to your daughter, what was she like when she was an infant and toddler and young child? Did she meet all her milestones? Get along with her same age peers? Make and keep friends easily? My daughter started using drugs because we had just moved to a new state and she had no friends (and nobody was friendly except the "bad" kids). She was also very shy. She wanted to be included any way she could...ugh! She had a slew of diagnoses when she was using drugs. Now that she isn't, clearly her behavior was not bipolar or any of the other stuff they said she had. It was the drug use. </p><p></p><p>I would check her room when she isn't home to make sure you don't find anything there.</p><p></p><p>I look forward to hearing more about your family. The more you can tell us, the better advice we can try to give you. Keep posting.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 562844, member: 1550"] Hi there and welcome to the board. A lot of us oldtimers here don't really think ODD is a useful diagnosis. It really does sound, however, like a lot is going on in the house (all the kids acting up) and with your daughter in particular. Are you sure she isn't using recreational drugs? Yes, I know. Thirteen is so young. I would never have asked except that my daughter started drugs at twelve and it changed her immensely all the way up until she quit. Your daughter actually sounds a lot like mine after she started using drugs, and she had been a good kid too before that. If your daughter is using drugs, the psychosis could have been induced by the drugs. Sadly, kids start using drugs earlier and earlier. It would help us a little if you gave us some background information on the family...how about her biological father? Did he abuse her? Does he have a psychiatric diagnosis or does he need one, even if he doesn't have one (wink) :) I am going to guess that although your other kids may be copying her a little, maybe something traumatic happened to all of them? Did they have many caregivers during their lives who came and went (like being disappointed over and over again by men?) I had two younger children who did not pick up their older sister's behavior, so it is not a given. Have you or any of the family been in counseling? Can you maybe try family counseling? Back to your daughter, what was she like when she was an infant and toddler and young child? Did she meet all her milestones? Get along with her same age peers? Make and keep friends easily? My daughter started using drugs because we had just moved to a new state and she had no friends (and nobody was friendly except the "bad" kids). She was also very shy. She wanted to be included any way she could...ugh! She had a slew of diagnoses when she was using drugs. Now that she isn't, clearly her behavior was not bipolar or any of the other stuff they said she had. It was the drug use. I would check her room when she isn't home to make sure you don't find anything there. I look forward to hearing more about your family. The more you can tell us, the better advice we can try to give you. Keep posting. [/QUOTE]
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