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<blockquote data-quote="flutterby" data-source="post: 563590" data-attributes="member: 7083"><p>One psychiatrist told me ODD was a "garbage bin diagnosis" that is used when they don't know what else to call it (which we especially see with our kids that don't fit nice and neat into one of the diagnosis boxes), and several psychologists and other MH professionals have told me it's a useless diagnosis. For the most part, ODD is a basket of symptoms and when the underlying disorder(s) is discovered and adequately treated ODD behaviors go away. I believe it may exist on its own for a few, but not for most. My difficult child didn't have a complete diagnosis until January - and she's been in therapy off and on since she was 5 - and only a partial diagnosis by the age of 11, yet not a single MH professional ever offered ODD even though she exhibited most of the ODD symptoms.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="flutterby, post: 563590, member: 7083"] One psychiatrist told me ODD was a "garbage bin diagnosis" that is used when they don't know what else to call it (which we especially see with our kids that don't fit nice and neat into one of the diagnosis boxes), and several psychologists and other MH professionals have told me it's a useless diagnosis. For the most part, ODD is a basket of symptoms and when the underlying disorder(s) is discovered and adequately treated ODD behaviors go away. I believe it may exist on its own for a few, but not for most. My difficult child didn't have a complete diagnosis until January - and she's been in therapy off and on since she was 5 - and only a partial diagnosis by the age of 11, yet not a single MH professional ever offered ODD even though she exhibited most of the ODD symptoms. [/QUOTE]
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