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6yr old with possible ODD....I need your help!
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<blockquote data-quote="Misscurly" data-source="post: 349274"><p>Hi Beth, thank you for replying. Sorry its taken me a few days to reply i completly forgot my password to log in<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" />! </p><p> </p><p>I had seen that a lot of people on here have read "the explosive child" so i ordered myself a copy. I also ordered "The defiant child" by Dr Douglas A.Riley and "A volcano in my tummy" by Eliane Whitehouse. They arrived yesterday so will start reading once i get a spare minute.</p><p>I have cut and pasted your questions, i will answer them in <span style="color: red">red</span> <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p><p> </p><p>Did he meet all of his developmental milestones in a timely fashion (crawling, walking, feeding, etc.)?<span style="color: red">Yes sort of. he didnt really bother to crawl he rolled everywhere,stood up using furniture. then at 14 months old he got up and walked and practically ran the day after, he never went through the tottering stage. He went from rolling to walking properly. Feeding was not a problem, he was always a hungry baby, fed every 2 hours as a baby. he now eats very well, he will try anything and eats a lot of things even adults wouldnt. His favourite is chinese <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000">Sleep or winding down for the night has always been a issue. "normal" babies will have a nap in the morning and afternoon too maybe, but since he was about 4/5 months he would not sleep in the day at all. But you could see he was tired, but he just wouldnt give in. Docs just said as he was sleeping at night it was not a problem. He would have around 10-12 hours sleep at night. As he has got older he is just the same. He does sleep through the night, but its taking him longer to wind down in the evening. It generally takes him 2/3 hours to go to sleep. I start about 6.30 trying to wind him down,then bath and a story. He is in bed from 7.30 ish( eventually goes to sleep anywhere from 8.30/10pm). Even when im reading him a story he is doing everything to keep him self awake. I would say the winding down going to sleep is getting longer and longer, but again the docs will only say.."well he does sleep through the night". This probably doesnt help his mood for the next day. As for getting up in the morning, that has never been a problem, the moment he opens his eyes he is up and away, never any sleep in's.</span></p><p>Does he get extremely focused on one or two things and speak about them as if he's an authority on it (like trains, or trucks or a particular game)? <span style="color: red">he has always been obsessed with cars. He doesnt like the baby looking cars though, never has ...for example...if a car has eyes/face or it talks. He likes a car to look like the real thing. He will always want me to watch him play, he doesnt like to just play on his own. ( i dont know if thats a only child thing) When he does want me to play the game with him, its all very controling...he wants me to drive the cars a certain way, park it at a certain place...so basically he is playing the game and im just moving the car the where he wants it... </span></p><p><span style="color: red">He acts like he is a authority on pretty much every thing. If he asks you what something is or what something means and you explain to him ,he will then tell you that you are wrong and he thinks its something else ( very annoying when he does this, i feel like screaming " dont ask me if your not going to accept the answer" )</span></p><p>How is his eye contact with people (not necessarily you - like with teachers or adults in a grocery store)? <span style="color: red">I would say eye contact does vary depending on what mood he is in. If in good mood he will give eye contact</span></p><p>Does he have any issues with loud noises, certain smells, food textures, "itchy tags"? <span style="color: red">He doesnt have any issues with loud noises in general, but wont go to his school disco's because he always says its too loud??? dont know if that is relevant or not. I have a issue with "his" loud noises, when he's playing cars/trains etc and he's vrooming or beeping or choo choo..it always has to be mega loud<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite4" alt=":mad:" title="Mad :mad:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":mad:" /> You always now where he is as he is always whistling or making some kind of noise at the top of his voice. Im not sure if this is just to get my attention or not, but you certainly cant watch a tv programme if he is in the same room or sometimes even in another room.</span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black">I know this sounds awful but I am so glad his behavour is the same at school as it is at home, otherwise i dont think i would of got any help at all. </span></p><p> </p><p>On a brighter note he has had 3 very good days, i am so very proud of him. But i dont want to get my hopes up as he will soon turn again. The back chat did start again early this evening <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/felttip/sad-very.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":sad-very:" title="sad-very :sad-very:" data-shortname=":sad-very:" /></p><p> </p><p>Oh another question <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> I find some days he can control him self and other days its explosions from morning till night. Are they able to conrol themselves some days and not others??</p><p> </p><p>Oh and i forgot to mention, if he meets a new person for the first time he will be absolutly charming and loveable, but once he gets to know them and they like him, it's like he doesnt need them to like him anymore and he is as rude to them as he is with me??</p><p> </p><p>So many questions to bombard you with sorry. I am just so glad i found this website and you to help me on this long journey.</p><p> </p><p>Thanks for listening <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p><p>Natalie</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Misscurly, post: 349274"] Hi Beth, thank you for replying. Sorry its taken me a few days to reply i completly forgot my password to log in:frowny:! I had seen that a lot of people on here have read "the explosive child" so i ordered myself a copy. I also ordered "The defiant child" by Dr Douglas A.Riley and "A volcano in my tummy" by Eliane Whitehouse. They arrived yesterday so will start reading once i get a spare minute. I have cut and pasted your questions, i will answer them in [COLOR=red]red[/COLOR] :happy: Did he meet all of his developmental milestones in a timely fashion (crawling, walking, feeding, etc.)?[COLOR=red]Yes sort of. he didnt really bother to crawl he rolled everywhere,stood up using furniture. then at 14 months old he got up and walked and practically ran the day after, he never went through the tottering stage. He went from rolling to walking properly. Feeding was not a problem, he was always a hungry baby, fed every 2 hours as a baby. he now eats very well, he will try anything and eats a lot of things even adults wouldnt. His favourite is chinese :winking:[/COLOR] [COLOR=#ff0000]Sleep or winding down for the night has always been a issue. "normal" babies will have a nap in the morning and afternoon too maybe, but since he was about 4/5 months he would not sleep in the day at all. But you could see he was tired, but he just wouldnt give in. Docs just said as he was sleeping at night it was not a problem. He would have around 10-12 hours sleep at night. As he has got older he is just the same. He does sleep through the night, but its taking him longer to wind down in the evening. It generally takes him 2/3 hours to go to sleep. I start about 6.30 trying to wind him down,then bath and a story. He is in bed from 7.30 ish( eventually goes to sleep anywhere from 8.30/10pm). Even when im reading him a story he is doing everything to keep him self awake. I would say the winding down going to sleep is getting longer and longer, but again the docs will only say.."well he does sleep through the night". This probably doesnt help his mood for the next day. As for getting up in the morning, that has never been a problem, the moment he opens his eyes he is up and away, never any sleep in's.[/COLOR] Does he get extremely focused on one or two things and speak about them as if he's an authority on it (like trains, or trucks or a particular game)? [COLOR=red]he has always been obsessed with cars. He doesnt like the baby looking cars though, never has ...for example...if a car has eyes/face or it talks. He likes a car to look like the real thing. He will always want me to watch him play, he doesnt like to just play on his own. ( i dont know if thats a only child thing) When he does want me to play the game with him, its all very controling...he wants me to drive the cars a certain way, park it at a certain place...so basically he is playing the game and im just moving the car the where he wants it... [/COLOR] [COLOR=red]He acts like he is a authority on pretty much every thing. If he asks you what something is or what something means and you explain to him ,he will then tell you that you are wrong and he thinks its something else ( very annoying when he does this, i feel like screaming " dont ask me if your not going to accept the answer" )[/COLOR] How is his eye contact with people (not necessarily you - like with teachers or adults in a grocery store)? [COLOR=red]I would say eye contact does vary depending on what mood he is in. If in good mood he will give eye contact[/COLOR] Does he have any issues with loud noises, certain smells, food textures, "itchy tags"? [COLOR=red]He doesnt have any issues with loud noises in general, but wont go to his school disco's because he always says its too loud??? dont know if that is relevant or not. I have a issue with "his" loud noises, when he's playing cars/trains etc and he's vrooming or beeping or choo choo..it always has to be mega loud:angry: You always now where he is as he is always whistling or making some kind of noise at the top of his voice. Im not sure if this is just to get my attention or not, but you certainly cant watch a tv programme if he is in the same room or sometimes even in another room.[/COLOR] [COLOR=black]I know this sounds awful but I am so glad his behavour is the same at school as it is at home, otherwise i dont think i would of got any help at all. [/COLOR] On a brighter note he has had 3 very good days, i am so very proud of him. But i dont want to get my hopes up as he will soon turn again. The back chat did start again early this evening :sad-very: Oh another question :happy: I find some days he can control him self and other days its explosions from morning till night. Are they able to conrol themselves some days and not others?? Oh and i forgot to mention, if he meets a new person for the first time he will be absolutly charming and loveable, but once he gets to know them and they like him, it's like he doesnt need them to like him anymore and he is as rude to them as he is with me?? So many questions to bombard you with sorry. I am just so glad i found this website and you to help me on this long journey. Thanks for listening :happy: Natalie [/QUOTE]
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