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The definition of Oppositional Defiant!
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<blockquote data-quote="aeroeng" data-source="post: 386370" data-attributes="member: 6557"><p>This is the question we all struggle to answer. And pray that the answer is, "Yes you can stop or deflect", but we don't really know. </p><p></p><p>One problem is that there are as many different ways to be ODD as there are ODD kids. Some are easy to stop and deflect, others are not. A second problem is that our country does a terrible job at managing mental illnesses in children. If you go to two different mental health professionals you get two different diagnoses and two different treatment plans. Many times the professionals just simply don't know any more then we do. (and then frequently blame it on the parents - the ones who pay and struggle the most). </p><p></p><p>The answers won't come from individual families. A national level research should be called for to develop the ways to managed and deal with a variety of mental illnesses. Consistent methods of identifying causes, needs, and treatments must be developed. Resources need to be made available to parents. Until then it becomes more difficult to take the actions or to know what you need to do to make the difference.</p><p></p><p>I believe that Yes if you knew your 5 year old was going to be Bipolar at age 15, there are things you can do. But they require training techniques not commonly known, structured schools that don't exist and resources not readily available. Then the whole thing is dumped on the parents to struggle with. An advanced society should be able to do better then this. Until then, we can only do the best we can, and pray and hope it will help.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="aeroeng, post: 386370, member: 6557"] This is the question we all struggle to answer. And pray that the answer is, "Yes you can stop or deflect", but we don't really know. One problem is that there are as many different ways to be ODD as there are ODD kids. Some are easy to stop and deflect, others are not. A second problem is that our country does a terrible job at managing mental illnesses in children. If you go to two different mental health professionals you get two different diagnoses and two different treatment plans. Many times the professionals just simply don't know any more then we do. (and then frequently blame it on the parents - the ones who pay and struggle the most). The answers won't come from individual families. A national level research should be called for to develop the ways to managed and deal with a variety of mental illnesses. Consistent methods of identifying causes, needs, and treatments must be developed. Resources need to be made available to parents. Until then it becomes more difficult to take the actions or to know what you need to do to make the difference. I believe that Yes if you knew your 5 year old was going to be Bipolar at age 15, there are things you can do. But they require training techniques not commonly known, structured schools that don't exist and resources not readily available. Then the whole thing is dumped on the parents to struggle with. An advanced society should be able to do better then this. Until then, we can only do the best we can, and pray and hope it will help. [/QUOTE]
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