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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 386469" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>I think the important message - use what information you can get, actively intervene (even if that means choosing to take a step back from heavy control - that is also a valid active intervention) and have hope. And where possible, change your mindset towards your child - in other words, do not let the ODD tag become "he is deliberately choosing to be a problem kid" because then your resentment will make things worse. </p><p></p><p>Is ODD an early warning of personality disorders? Maybe in some cases, but I doubt it would be the majority of ODD. And I doubt all personality disorders have ODD as childhood manifestations.</p><p></p><p>I know a few adults who I believe really fit the criteria of various personality disorders. In those cases where I have some insight to their childhood, I can see possible causative factors. Or contributing factors. In one, I remember her childhood and yes, definitely ODD. But in my opinion, definitely caused by her environment, with some milder innate predisposing hereditary issues. Better handling in childhood would have reduced the problems; but as an adult she is still maturing and increasingly the personality disorders are submerging. Life experiences can either begin to resolve these problems, or they can allow them to perpetuate.</p><p></p><p>As parents, we do what we can, and have to accept the rest. What more can you do?</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 386469, member: 1991"] I think the important message - use what information you can get, actively intervene (even if that means choosing to take a step back from heavy control - that is also a valid active intervention) and have hope. And where possible, change your mindset towards your child - in other words, do not let the ODD tag become "he is deliberately choosing to be a problem kid" because then your resentment will make things worse. Is ODD an early warning of personality disorders? Maybe in some cases, but I doubt it would be the majority of ODD. And I doubt all personality disorders have ODD as childhood manifestations. I know a few adults who I believe really fit the criteria of various personality disorders. In those cases where I have some insight to their childhood, I can see possible causative factors. Or contributing factors. In one, I remember her childhood and yes, definitely ODD. But in my opinion, definitely caused by her environment, with some milder innate predisposing hereditary issues. Better handling in childhood would have reduced the problems; but as an adult she is still maturing and increasingly the personality disorders are submerging. Life experiences can either begin to resolve these problems, or they can allow them to perpetuate. As parents, we do what we can, and have to accept the rest. What more can you do? Marg [/QUOTE]
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