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ODD Battle - Tired, Confused, and Weary
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<blockquote data-quote="mstang67chic" data-source="post: 102511" data-attributes="member: 2459"><p>Welcome to the board! Sorry you had to find us but this is a very good place for support, understanding, venting and advice. You have definately gotten some good advice so far. The full evaluation is a must at this point. As it's been stated, ODD is almost never a stand alone diagnoses and there is definately more going on with your difficult child. He actually sounds a lot like my son with the lying/arguing/legal issues, etc. Before I say more, please keep in mind that none of us are doctors and aren't qualified to diagnose. But with our experience, we recognize certain signs/symptoms and frequently recommend that you have your child checked for X or Y. I think someone previous to me mentioned that it sounded like BiPolar and I agree. My son is ADHD, BiPolar and ODD and alot of things you said this child is doing really rings bells with me. My son also had a very chaotic childhood before the age of 9. We got him as a foster child when he was 9 and adopted him at the age of 10. Bio mom drank, drugged and had various men around during his early childhood. Around the age of 4 or 5, my son was permanently removed from her care but had a lot of placements and 2 failed pre-adoptive placements. I don't know if any of this actually caused any of his issues but it didn't help at all. </p><p></p><p>But yes, I would definately look into a full evaluation for this boy. Also, I would suggest you and his mom document everything you can. Behaviors, possible triggers, school issues, and especially any history previous to you joining the family. This should include any abuses, drug/alcohol exposures, bio family medical and mental health history, basically anything and everything you can think of.</p><p></p><p>As been pointed out, there are bright spots with this kid. You just have to find a way to let those out and help him deal with the rest. Good luck!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mstang67chic, post: 102511, member: 2459"] Welcome to the board! Sorry you had to find us but this is a very good place for support, understanding, venting and advice. You have definately gotten some good advice so far. The full evaluation is a must at this point. As it's been stated, ODD is almost never a stand alone diagnoses and there is definately more going on with your difficult child. He actually sounds a lot like my son with the lying/arguing/legal issues, etc. Before I say more, please keep in mind that none of us are doctors and aren't qualified to diagnose. But with our experience, we recognize certain signs/symptoms and frequently recommend that you have your child checked for X or Y. I think someone previous to me mentioned that it sounded like BiPolar and I agree. My son is ADHD, BiPolar and ODD and alot of things you said this child is doing really rings bells with me. My son also had a very chaotic childhood before the age of 9. We got him as a foster child when he was 9 and adopted him at the age of 10. Bio mom drank, drugged and had various men around during his early childhood. Around the age of 4 or 5, my son was permanently removed from her care but had a lot of placements and 2 failed pre-adoptive placements. I don't know if any of this actually caused any of his issues but it didn't help at all. But yes, I would definately look into a full evaluation for this boy. Also, I would suggest you and his mom document everything you can. Behaviors, possible triggers, school issues, and especially any history previous to you joining the family. This should include any abuses, drug/alcohol exposures, bio family medical and mental health history, basically anything and everything you can think of. As been pointed out, there are bright spots with this kid. You just have to find a way to let those out and help him deal with the rest. Good luck! [/QUOTE]
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