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<blockquote data-quote="Needsupport" data-source="post: 184014" data-attributes="member: 5730"><p>Thank you all for your warm welcome. It's a lonely world out here.</p><p> </p><p>I will definately look into that book that is being recommended. That's how I learned as much as I have about ADHD, ODD, etc. 2 yrs ago I didn't have a clue! But there's still so much for me to learn. </p><p> </p><p>1/ Who diagnosed him? Do you agree with the diagnosis? Are the medications really helping or not? I had him tested by a psychologist. He is under the treatment of a psychiatrist & sees a counselor. I do agree with the diagnosis. I did a lot of research on it because I wasn't willing to just accept what these people were telling me. He meets practically every symptom for ADHD & for ODD. As for is the medications are working? I think they are, yes, but are they working enough? I don't kow? I'm at a point where I don't know what I should be doing, what he should be doing & what the medications should be doing. Sometimes I feel that I'm not parenting him right.</p><p></p><p>2/ Are there any psychiatric problems on either side of his biological tree? Any mood disorders or substance abuse? Nothing that's been medically confirmed although I suspect that my son's father & his mother both have some mental issues. Also, my husbands older son was diagnosed with-ADD. </p><p></p><p>3/How was his early development? Speech, eye contact, cuddling, imaginative play? Does he know how to make friends? How does he do academically and behaviorally in school? Does he act better out of the home than at home? He was a very loving, cuddly baby, but usually only with me. He didn't want to go to his father. He struggles to make friends, usually makes friends with-the same "type" of child as he is so they end up getting into trouble. He struggles academically & behaviorally in school & is in a class where the teacher is trained to teach ADHD children. It seems to be helping. He only went into this class the last part of last year so this will be his first full year. I have not noticed a pattern with-his behavior. Some days he's good at school/daycare but not at home, other times it's the opposite or he's great both places or "bad" for a lack of a better term at both places. </p><p></p><p>4/ What sort of behaviors worry you? Does he rage? He has a very short temper. Small things set him off. He's defiant to me & his father. He's been playing with-fire. He's been caught stealing & lying. I worry about him acedemically & I also worry about him making the "right" friends throughout his life. I just want to give him every opportunity available to him.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Needsupport, post: 184014, member: 5730"] Thank you all for your warm welcome. It's a lonely world out here. I will definately look into that book that is being recommended. That's how I learned as much as I have about ADHD, ODD, etc. 2 yrs ago I didn't have a clue! But there's still so much for me to learn. 1/ Who diagnosed him? Do you agree with the diagnosis? Are the medications really helping or not? I had him tested by a psychologist. He is under the treatment of a psychiatrist & sees a counselor. I do agree with the diagnosis. I did a lot of research on it because I wasn't willing to just accept what these people were telling me. He meets practically every symptom for ADHD & for ODD. As for is the medications are working? I think they are, yes, but are they working enough? I don't kow? I'm at a point where I don't know what I should be doing, what he should be doing & what the medications should be doing. Sometimes I feel that I'm not parenting him right. 2/ Are there any psychiatric problems on either side of his biological tree? Any mood disorders or substance abuse? Nothing that's been medically confirmed although I suspect that my son's father & his mother both have some mental issues. Also, my husbands older son was diagnosed with-ADD. 3/How was his early development? Speech, eye contact, cuddling, imaginative play? Does he know how to make friends? How does he do academically and behaviorally in school? Does he act better out of the home than at home? He was a very loving, cuddly baby, but usually only with me. He didn't want to go to his father. He struggles to make friends, usually makes friends with-the same "type" of child as he is so they end up getting into trouble. He struggles academically & behaviorally in school & is in a class where the teacher is trained to teach ADHD children. It seems to be helping. He only went into this class the last part of last year so this will be his first full year. I have not noticed a pattern with-his behavior. Some days he's good at school/daycare but not at home, other times it's the opposite or he's great both places or "bad" for a lack of a better term at both places. 4/ What sort of behaviors worry you? Does he rage? He has a very short temper. Small things set him off. He's defiant to me & his father. He's been playing with-fire. He's been caught stealing & lying. I worry about him acedemically & I also worry about him making the "right" friends throughout his life. I just want to give him every opportunity available to him. [/QUOTE]
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