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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 333967" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>G'day, Julie. Welcome to the site.</p><p></p><p>A lot of parents here find their child meets the criteria for ODD, but a lot of other conditions also would give you a match. If you also go through the ODD criteria with a frustrated, angry child in mind, you would get the same good fit.</p><p></p><p>Why would your child be frustrated and angry? There can be many reasons. Often a child with an underlying disorder (it cold be one of a number) will develop the appearance of ODD purely because the usual discipline methods (ones that work like a charm for most kids) will actually aggravate problems in others.</p><p></p><p>For a better understanding of this, and to give you some peace of mind as well as some practical ways to cope, read "The Explosive Child" by Ross Greene.</p><p></p><p>You have identified problems in your child, even if you haven't yet got a diagnosis. If you are already finding that you can't go anywhere as a complete family, then clearly this isn't just a casual problem of parents not coping. You can cope with the younger ones, why can't you cope with your oldest son? </p><p></p><p>In other words, I believe you are right to be concerned. I would recommend you try to find a good neuropsychologist and get him assessed, with a view to trying to find what is going on. ODD rarely travels alone. If you can treat the underlying problems and also follow a different management technique, you can make a huge difference in this child and in your lives.</p><p></p><p>Stick around, read up on other posts (including the archives) and keep us posted on how you get on.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 333967, member: 1991"] G'day, Julie. Welcome to the site. A lot of parents here find their child meets the criteria for ODD, but a lot of other conditions also would give you a match. If you also go through the ODD criteria with a frustrated, angry child in mind, you would get the same good fit. Why would your child be frustrated and angry? There can be many reasons. Often a child with an underlying disorder (it cold be one of a number) will develop the appearance of ODD purely because the usual discipline methods (ones that work like a charm for most kids) will actually aggravate problems in others. For a better understanding of this, and to give you some peace of mind as well as some practical ways to cope, read "The Explosive Child" by Ross Greene. You have identified problems in your child, even if you haven't yet got a diagnosis. If you are already finding that you can't go anywhere as a complete family, then clearly this isn't just a casual problem of parents not coping. You can cope with the younger ones, why can't you cope with your oldest son? In other words, I believe you are right to be concerned. I would recommend you try to find a good neuropsychologist and get him assessed, with a view to trying to find what is going on. ODD rarely travels alone. If you can treat the underlying problems and also follow a different management technique, you can make a huge difference in this child and in your lives. Stick around, read up on other posts (including the archives) and keep us posted on how you get on. Marg [/QUOTE]
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