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<blockquote data-quote="Andy" data-source="post: 332313" data-attributes="member: 5096"><p>I just can't see how ODD would explain everything that is going on. I would find a psychiatrist and grill him for more info. "This is what I have been given. What does it mean? What is my next step?" Your peds doctor doesn't have the working everyday knowledge of this as a psychiatrist would. When I was asked why I wanted a referral to a psychiatrist, I honestly stated I wanted to work with someone who had more background in anxiety disorders. That was hard for me to do because difficult child's pediatrician doctor is tops in his field, I almost felt like I was insulting him but I was not.</p><p></p><p>What did the neuropsychologist say about the result? What did he say your next step should be?</p><p> </p><p>Has your son had a complete physical, seen an eye doctor, been sent to a hearing specialist? Maybe someone here can tell you if there is a specialist to see for the possible celiac disease?</p><p> </p><p>Like others said, ODD is usually a result of a underlying condition. Your son does not feel well or right. He is refusing to follow directions because he is overwhelmed in dealing with what is going on around him.</p><p> </p><p>It does sound like there is a lot of medical things to look at to explain what is going on. Those things can erase the ODD once taken care of. It may take time to chisel away at but once you find the answers, I am optomistic that the ODD part will go away or atleast become very managable. It is possible that more than one thing is going on so don't stop at the next answer, check everything out - eyes, ears, stomach, ect. ect.</p><p> </p><p>I do understand that you want/need to spend every spare time with your son. Do you enjoy the job you have? If so, that will help - stress at work (especially with a co-worker) would make things even harder for you. I am glad you have parents to help also.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Andy, post: 332313, member: 5096"] I just can't see how ODD would explain everything that is going on. I would find a psychiatrist and grill him for more info. "This is what I have been given. What does it mean? What is my next step?" Your peds doctor doesn't have the working everyday knowledge of this as a psychiatrist would. When I was asked why I wanted a referral to a psychiatrist, I honestly stated I wanted to work with someone who had more background in anxiety disorders. That was hard for me to do because difficult child's pediatrician doctor is tops in his field, I almost felt like I was insulting him but I was not. What did the neuropsychologist say about the result? What did he say your next step should be? Has your son had a complete physical, seen an eye doctor, been sent to a hearing specialist? Maybe someone here can tell you if there is a specialist to see for the possible celiac disease? Like others said, ODD is usually a result of a underlying condition. Your son does not feel well or right. He is refusing to follow directions because he is overwhelmed in dealing with what is going on around him. It does sound like there is a lot of medical things to look at to explain what is going on. Those things can erase the ODD once taken care of. It may take time to chisel away at but once you find the answers, I am optomistic that the ODD part will go away or atleast become very managable. It is possible that more than one thing is going on so don't stop at the next answer, check everything out - eyes, ears, stomach, ect. ect. I do understand that you want/need to spend every spare time with your son. Do you enjoy the job you have? If so, that will help - stress at work (especially with a co-worker) would make things even harder for you. I am glad you have parents to help also. [/QUOTE]
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