oppositional defiant disorder

Do you not let them play outside or go to their extra activities.. no electronics until the grades go up? What do I do? Hes on Daytrana Patch was 10mg over two weeks did nothing, now I put 15mg over a week ago and teacher said no improvement. Im going to his Dr for the new prescription 2morrow...

So lately my 7 yo difficult child has resorted to banging his head against any desk/wall/surface when he is in trouble or frustrated, and has been saying stuff such as "everyone hates me", "everyone wants me dead", "i should just kill myself", etc. Obviously this is heartbreaking and scary for me to hear...

As you know, Im working on the appointment with the Neurologist for official testing ( pediatrician said ADHD/ODD/Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)) thats in just over two weeks now!!!! Finally! So anyway, do I trust son to walk 4 house down to play with his new friend? He always threatens about taking off, he started to twice now but I...

I'm getting the hang of all the abbreviations! I was hoping to get a little more information following up on my first post here about the struggles I'm going through with-my daughter. A lot of you here feel that because she has ADHD plus anxiety, plus ODD, and because she is completely hung up on...

My daughter is 5 and was born am unhappy baby. We thought we would die from lack of sleep the first year, we are still exhausted. She it's a sweet girl was a sweet baby until she would get mad and boy we thought she would literally have a stroke when she melted down. At 3 she had to have...

We finally got a prescription to medications, she's going to start taking guanfacine/tenex. It sounds like this is one of the lower side effects drugs, which is good. The actual assesment said she had ADHD, predominantly inattentive type, ODD, development math disorder, developmental expressive...

Hi, I'm wondering if there are any Young ADult books out there to help kids understand the disorders or themselves? I am looking fo a new way to reach my child and teach him what his behaviour looks like from "the outside". thanks!

My almost 6 year old step son was diagnosed with ADHD at 4, (he lives with us full time and has since he was about 18 months old.) we went to the dr to aske them about his behavior because we knew his mother was also adhd. we put him on the lowest dose possible of focalin i was literally taking...

My boyfriend and his then 6 yr old son moved in with my son (age 6) and I in June. We had been doing pretty good for the past few months, but I have a feeling the honeymoon is over for the kids. "A" spends most of his waking moments trying to **** off my son. "J" is a quiet, sort of old soul who...

I am at my wits end with my son, he has to worst mouth I have ever heard on a child of his age. He does not swear yet, but scream at me at the top of his lungs, refuses to do anything I ask of him, he has been grounded from tv and outside with friends for a week, because each day just gets...

Summer is killing me already. My sig says it all (I just updated it). I pretty much had a sobbing breakdown today. I have the kids from 7 am (6 am on Thursdays and Fridays), M-F, and Saturday afternoon through Sunday evening. So yeah, with my husband and myself most of the time. The...

Hello all My name is gregg and I am in texas. my wife and i adopted 3 children. our 6 year old we have had since he was 1 and he has adhd/ with a mood disorder. My 11 y/o daughter has adhd and we have had for for 4 years now. my 9 y/o son has adhd/odd and have had him for 4 years now also. I...

Hi guys, I'm new to this forum, I don't even know where to start or what to say!! My 4.5 year old is having a few challenges at preschool, 1.Not socialising well 2.Having numerous "frustration meltdowns" over things like not having a paint brush, a tower falling down, kids trying to play with...

Hello All! I am new to the forum and am desperately in need of advice from those of you who have "been there done that." My 5 year old stepson (6 in October) is destructive and a terrible influence on my 3 (4 in sept) year old daughter. I have my degree in family and human development, have...

So, the last time I posted or came to this forum was in 2008. We did the neuropsychological testing in 2009 at the Bluebird Circle at Texas Childrens Hospital in Houston and they said there was nothing wrong with him other than ADD. Sorry I never responded to anyone back then but I actually...

My six year old daughter has been diagnosed with ADHD, borderline Autismn Spectrum Disorder, and Oppositional Defiant Disorder. We have tried all the techniques that the therapist said and still have not had good results. Just curious what medications have worked for others like her?

Hi all, I've been away from the forum for a while, as work has been keeping me super busy. Never a dull moment at home though! JT is in trouble again for an accident that damaged property. He could have been seriuosly hurt. Background: JT is taking Concerta for ADHD, which is helpful for...

Hi! I'm new to the site, currently educating myself on ADHD, which my six year old is "strongly suspected" of having. I am terrified of possibly having to medicate him. I've been so against medicating children all my life. But his behavior sometimes is so extreme that I feel he NEEDS...

Many of us have kids who have ADHD in addition to other problems. WHen it was first diagnosed many docs implicated things added to food, esp food coloring. At least that was the first treatment that was given to the first kid I knew who had adhd. It was a friend's little bro and he had really...

Ok, so I am reaching out cause I am at my wits end and I am out of ideas on what to do. I am in a relationship with a wonderful woman and getting married in October. She has 2 kids that are living with us, 5 and 13. The 5 yr old has been diagnosed with ADHD and behavioral defiance disorder. He...