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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 165839" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>ODD does not stand alone and I also am on board with it's more than inconsistent parenting. Most of us are inconsistent. I believe you should have him evaluated by a neuropsychologist because the earlier you catch a problem the better the longterm prognosis is. There is help for anything except for doing nothing. Your son sounds like he could have many things going on--a possible early form of bipolar, a high functioning form of autism, a whole host of things--all involve ODD behavior. Every child here has ODD behavior, but the behavior happens for differing reasons. It's your choice w hat to do, but the longer you wait, and try behavioral therapy, which does not address the underlying cause for the need, the longer the child is left without proper interventions. School will be a real challenge because this child is atypical. I personally would and DID get early help. And it paid off in spades. Then we continued to re-evaluate our son as he got older, which also helped. He did have issues, many now resolved or just better, and in my opinion it's better to know the truth than to wait and see. Whatever you do, I wish you luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 165839, member: 1550"] ODD does not stand alone and I also am on board with it's more than inconsistent parenting. Most of us are inconsistent. I believe you should have him evaluated by a neuropsychologist because the earlier you catch a problem the better the longterm prognosis is. There is help for anything except for doing nothing. Your son sounds like he could have many things going on--a possible early form of bipolar, a high functioning form of autism, a whole host of things--all involve ODD behavior. Every child here has ODD behavior, but the behavior happens for differing reasons. It's your choice w hat to do, but the longer you wait, and try behavioral therapy, which does not address the underlying cause for the need, the longer the child is left without proper interventions. School will be a real challenge because this child is atypical. I personally would and DID get early help. And it paid off in spades. Then we continued to re-evaluate our son as he got older, which also helped. He did have issues, many now resolved or just better, and in my opinion it's better to know the truth than to wait and see. Whatever you do, I wish you luck. [/QUOTE]
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