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<blockquote data-quote="agee" data-source="post: 330509"><p>That made me laugh out loud. </p><p></p><p></p><p>Yes, this. I don't know if I said it in this thread or the other one I started, but I KNOW if I can be calm we'll have a better day. I KNOW it. I've just been having trouble mastering it.</p><p></p><p>I don't rule out attachment issues, but he is also super affectionate (to the point where it is also annoying). He gets enjoyment out of making us mad, but he isn't doing it so we don't like him - he's doing it because he gets off on a reaction. I asked him at dinner how he felt when his brother came home and saw that he'd wrecked some legos he'd built, and he said happy. Then he started giggling. But if you asked him if he wants his family not to like him he'd say no. He would feel sad. He took some money from my purse earlier and instead of getting really angry I told him that my feelings were hurt that he'd steal from me and this made him sad. So I don't know that he is doing this to push us away....it's more that it gives him a thrill. And that's more important than making us happy.</p><p>I guess that's ODD in a nutshell, isn't it.</p><p>And as for toys/play:</p><p>He does sometimes play with toys normally, but typically he's taking things apart. He likes to pretend everything is a gun and run around shooting people.</p><p>He is much more likely to play with non-toys in a toy-like way, than actual toys, if that makes sense. But his favorite toy is mommy. Push her buttons and watch her go!</p><p></p><p>Anyway, thanks for all of this. And I won't try to bias the doctor. Hopefully he will know his stuff. I do worry that how difficult child acts at home will not show up at the dr. visit. difficult child can get pretty quiet and freaked out by people he doesn't know. But the evaluation. is also 5 hours, so hopefully the true difficult child will rear his head sometime during the day.</p><p>A</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="agee, post: 330509"] That made me laugh out loud. Yes, this. I don't know if I said it in this thread or the other one I started, but I KNOW if I can be calm we'll have a better day. I KNOW it. I've just been having trouble mastering it. I don't rule out attachment issues, but he is also super affectionate (to the point where it is also annoying). He gets enjoyment out of making us mad, but he isn't doing it so we don't like him - he's doing it because he gets off on a reaction. I asked him at dinner how he felt when his brother came home and saw that he'd wrecked some legos he'd built, and he said happy. Then he started giggling. But if you asked him if he wants his family not to like him he'd say no. He would feel sad. He took some money from my purse earlier and instead of getting really angry I told him that my feelings were hurt that he'd steal from me and this made him sad. So I don't know that he is doing this to push us away....it's more that it gives him a thrill. And that's more important than making us happy. I guess that's ODD in a nutshell, isn't it. And as for toys/play: He does sometimes play with toys normally, but typically he's taking things apart. He likes to pretend everything is a gun and run around shooting people. He is much more likely to play with non-toys in a toy-like way, than actual toys, if that makes sense. But his favorite toy is mommy. Push her buttons and watch her go! Anyway, thanks for all of this. And I won't try to bias the doctor. Hopefully he will know his stuff. I do worry that how difficult child acts at home will not show up at the dr. visit. difficult child can get pretty quiet and freaked out by people he doesn't know. But the evaluation. is also 5 hours, so hopefully the true difficult child will rear his head sometime during the day. A [/QUOTE]
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