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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 319917" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>G'day & welcome.</p><p></p><p>You sound like you're dealing with what I call Alphabet Soup Syndrome - where a desperate therapist throws every possible label at a kid and hopes some of them stick (like throwing dirty socks at the wall - if they stick, they need washing. If they don't stick, they can be worn again. Teen male dress code).</p><p></p><p>Seriously though, as MWM said - Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) is a large umbrella and underneath it are a lot of problems each of which can earn its own label. It's like taking a general description of someone such as "Mediterranean appearance" and breaking it down to "brown eyes, black hair, olive complexion".</p><p></p><p>Your child is your child. The labels can help get support and IEP at school, but the child has not changed. Your attitude to your cvhild may change when you realise that the child cannot help a lot of the problems he is displaying.</p><p></p><p>What I suggest you do (in order to not feel overwhelmed) is to study Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD). Forget the other labels for now. medications for ADHD can help, if there really is ADHD. It often goes hand in hand with Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD). We've got a bucket load of what you describe, in our family. We could probably swap kids and not notice the difference.</p><p></p><p>I posted a couple of days ago with the link for a TV interview difficult child 3 & I did, about a month ago. The interview is about autism and also about some new treatments (including some really dodgy stuff, I felt the program was a bit irresponsible in that). My difficult child 3 has improved immensely, he was the only autistic kid who was interviewed personally by the reporter and able to give really good answers. He was a sort of "Exhibit A" for high-functioning autistics. I think the post giving the link has slipped on to page 2 of General, if you want to find it. The 12 minute interview is viewable on the TV show website, if you want to see a bit more about autism.</p><p></p><p>What you can do now (today if possible) - get your hands on a copy of "The Explosive Child". Get it from your local library, if like me you are wary about spending yet more money on just another recommended book. If I bought every book I'd had recommended, I'd be broke and have nowhere to live. But I bought this one. It's like a Bible for a lot of us on this site, because it has helped change mindset from "Why can't my kid do X?" to "How can I work with this child to help him adapt to live a good, productive and happy life?"</p><p></p><p>In summary - it really helps with the ODD stuff. It helped me understand, and it helped me find a better way to manage him. It made my life much easier, and made it easier for him to learn to modify his behaviour.</p><p></p><p>Again, welcome. Let us know how you're getting on, it can really help you cope.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 319917, member: 1991"] G'day & welcome. You sound like you're dealing with what I call Alphabet Soup Syndrome - where a desperate therapist throws every possible label at a kid and hopes some of them stick (like throwing dirty socks at the wall - if they stick, they need washing. If they don't stick, they can be worn again. Teen male dress code). Seriously though, as MWM said - Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) is a large umbrella and underneath it are a lot of problems each of which can earn its own label. It's like taking a general description of someone such as "Mediterranean appearance" and breaking it down to "brown eyes, black hair, olive complexion". Your child is your child. The labels can help get support and IEP at school, but the child has not changed. Your attitude to your cvhild may change when you realise that the child cannot help a lot of the problems he is displaying. What I suggest you do (in order to not feel overwhelmed) is to study Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD). Forget the other labels for now. medications for ADHD can help, if there really is ADHD. It often goes hand in hand with Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD). We've got a bucket load of what you describe, in our family. We could probably swap kids and not notice the difference. I posted a couple of days ago with the link for a TV interview difficult child 3 & I did, about a month ago. The interview is about autism and also about some new treatments (including some really dodgy stuff, I felt the program was a bit irresponsible in that). My difficult child 3 has improved immensely, he was the only autistic kid who was interviewed personally by the reporter and able to give really good answers. He was a sort of "Exhibit A" for high-functioning autistics. I think the post giving the link has slipped on to page 2 of General, if you want to find it. The 12 minute interview is viewable on the TV show website, if you want to see a bit more about autism. What you can do now (today if possible) - get your hands on a copy of "The Explosive Child". Get it from your local library, if like me you are wary about spending yet more money on just another recommended book. If I bought every book I'd had recommended, I'd be broke and have nowhere to live. But I bought this one. It's like a Bible for a lot of us on this site, because it has helped change mindset from "Why can't my kid do X?" to "How can I work with this child to help him adapt to live a good, productive and happy life?" In summary - it really helps with the ODD stuff. It helped me understand, and it helped me find a better way to manage him. It made my life much easier, and made it easier for him to learn to modify his behaviour. Again, welcome. Let us know how you're getting on, it can really help you cope. Marg [/QUOTE]
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