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<blockquote data-quote="Feeling Helpless" data-source="post: 223454" data-attributes="member: 5963"><p><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'">Just wanted to say welcome and let you know there are a lot of caring people here. I also have a 7 year old boy who has been diagnosed with ADHD/ODD and now mood disorder. I could have swore you were describing my difficult child except for the language delays. Does he have trouble making friends. How is he doing in school? </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'">I have been trying to figure out what exectly is the problem so I can help my difficult child. I am not sure yet that we have the right diagnosis. My difficult child is on Concerta 54 mg. It has helped tremendously at school. I took my difficult child to the ER of a childrens hospital in September because he threatened to kill a little boy at school. He now has a new therapist and is seeing a psychiatrist. She put him on Risperdal 0.5 mg. that he takes one at 4 and a pill and a half at 7. SOme days I have noticed a difference and some days I can not tell he is on any medication. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'">My difficult child has rages but not nearly as often as he used to. I think the advice you have gotten to have him evaluated is a good one. Also I keep a daily journal to keep track of difficult child's days to show his doctors. I also have vidoetaped my difficult child when he is having one of his rages because he can be so sweet around other people. I think also if he is on medications then it takes alot of time to get the right one and amount but you first need the right diagnosis. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'">I believe OOD is a symptom of some underlying disorder. Also there are a lot of good books out there to read. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'">Again want to welcome you aboard and let you know you have found people who understand. </span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Feeling Helpless, post: 223454, member: 5963"] [FONT=Courier New]Just wanted to say welcome and let you know there are a lot of caring people here. I also have a 7 year old boy who has been diagnosed with ADHD/ODD and now mood disorder. I could have swore you were describing my difficult child except for the language delays. Does he have trouble making friends. How is he doing in school? [/FONT] [FONT=Courier New][/FONT] [FONT=Courier New]I have been trying to figure out what exectly is the problem so I can help my difficult child. I am not sure yet that we have the right diagnosis. My difficult child is on Concerta 54 mg. It has helped tremendously at school. I took my difficult child to the ER of a childrens hospital in September because he threatened to kill a little boy at school. He now has a new therapist and is seeing a psychiatrist. She put him on Risperdal 0.5 mg. that he takes one at 4 and a pill and a half at 7. SOme days I have noticed a difference and some days I can not tell he is on any medication. [/FONT] [FONT=Courier New][/FONT] [FONT=Courier New]My difficult child has rages but not nearly as often as he used to. I think the advice you have gotten to have him evaluated is a good one. Also I keep a daily journal to keep track of difficult child's days to show his doctors. I also have vidoetaped my difficult child when he is having one of his rages because he can be so sweet around other people. I think also if he is on medications then it takes alot of time to get the right one and amount but you first need the right diagnosis. [/FONT] [FONT=Courier New][/FONT] [FONT=Courier New]I believe OOD is a symptom of some underlying disorder. Also there are a lot of good books out there to read. [/FONT] [FONT=Courier New][/FONT] [FONT=Courier New]Again want to welcome you aboard and let you know you have found people who understand. [/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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