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<blockquote data-quote="MollyC" data-source="post: 469070" data-attributes="member: 12988"><p>Thank you for the replies. Before he came to us, we were told that he had been diagnosed with ODD. He's classified as medically complex/special needs because of this. He does have Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD). He was dangerous, and had been removed from a shelter for seriously injuring another child. I was told that it was most likely an accident. I know now that it wasn't. I wasn't given the exact nature of his behavior, and it was worse than I even imagined. He was dangerous to other children (physically and sexually), but with therapy and really, really hard work on our family's part, that behavior has diminished. I think he could still be dangerous. Since entering our home, he's never been left unsupervised. I do worry about what will happen when he's bigger than us if we adopt him, and the ODD doesn't subside. I've never had any testing done on him, and I never asked DCYF if they had. I thought the needed testing would have been done for the diagnosis. This is my first experience with ODD. I could use all the advice and recommendations you might have to offer.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MollyC, post: 469070, member: 12988"] Thank you for the replies. Before he came to us, we were told that he had been diagnosed with ODD. He's classified as medically complex/special needs because of this. He does have Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD). He was dangerous, and had been removed from a shelter for seriously injuring another child. I was told that it was most likely an accident. I know now that it wasn't. I wasn't given the exact nature of his behavior, and it was worse than I even imagined. He was dangerous to other children (physically and sexually), but with therapy and really, really hard work on our family's part, that behavior has diminished. I think he could still be dangerous. Since entering our home, he's never been left unsupervised. I do worry about what will happen when he's bigger than us if we adopt him, and the ODD doesn't subside. I've never had any testing done on him, and I never asked DCYF if they had. I thought the needed testing would have been done for the diagnosis. This is my first experience with ODD. I could use all the advice and recommendations you might have to offer. [/QUOTE]
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