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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 96268" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>To me, with problems in math and writing, it sounds like more is going on than ODD. Moms who've been there know that ODD rarely stands alone. There is usually another, more serious disorder triggering the ODD behavior and the school can't fix it if they don't know what it is. It's not your call to suggest a neuropsychologist evaluation to the parent. I personally prefer evaluations that have nothing to do with the school district. Bottom line, there is a minimum of what you can do for a child who isn't yours. I think reading "The Explosive Child" is a good start. Warning: I personally dislike when teachers think they know what is really going on at home and who has a better handle on the situation. You don't live with the child at home--in my opinion it's not right to judge the parents. They are probably beside themselves. And don't say "but--" because what you see may not be what they live through day after day with this child. There is often disagreement between parents about what to do with such difficult kids. Often it has nothing to do with "bad" parenting. The kids are just different and the parents are told ten different things by ten different professionals who also don't know how to help. It gets very frustrating.</p><p>I'm not convinced that spending time in a CD class would help him, but it would help YOU, since you have other students to teach too.</p><p>Good luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 96268, member: 1550"] To me, with problems in math and writing, it sounds like more is going on than ODD. Moms who've been there know that ODD rarely stands alone. There is usually another, more serious disorder triggering the ODD behavior and the school can't fix it if they don't know what it is. It's not your call to suggest a neuropsychologist evaluation to the parent. I personally prefer evaluations that have nothing to do with the school district. Bottom line, there is a minimum of what you can do for a child who isn't yours. I think reading "The Explosive Child" is a good start. Warning: I personally dislike when teachers think they know what is really going on at home and who has a better handle on the situation. You don't live with the child at home--in my opinion it's not right to judge the parents. They are probably beside themselves. And don't say "but--" because what you see may not be what they live through day after day with this child. There is often disagreement between parents about what to do with such difficult kids. Often it has nothing to do with "bad" parenting. The kids are just different and the parents are told ten different things by ten different professionals who also don't know how to help. It gets very frustrating. I'm not convinced that spending time in a CD class would help him, but it would help YOU, since you have other students to teach too. Good luck. [/QUOTE]
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