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<blockquote data-quote="TerryJ2" data-source="post: 199022" data-attributes="member: 3419"><p>Hi Kate, welcome.</p><p>My son is 11, too.</p><p>I've read your note twice and can't figure out whether it was the pediatrician who diagnosis'd ODD.</p><p>I would rather have a psychologist, psychiatrist, or neuropsychologist diagnosis that sort of thing. Sometimes pediatricians are in on the whole therapy and sometimes they're not, and you have to change doctors.</p><p>Your daughter definitely needs therapy, as does her sister (anger mgmt for the one, and the ability to stand up for herself and/or walk away for the other--I don't know all the dynamics you have going on). </p><p>I understand the need for medications, too. Our son didn't really "get" what we were trying to explain to him about diet, routine, behavior, etc until after he was on Adderal and then all of a sudden, he sat down and spoke in complete sentences instead of just screaming all the time.</p><p>Is your daughter ADHD, too? Would the pediatrician go for a stimulant? Was an anti-anxiety medication the only thing you discussed? Did the dr have any other ideas? </p><p>How does she behave in school? What do the teachers say are her strengths and weaknesses? Did they suggest the testing?</p><p>Sorry for so many questions.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TerryJ2, post: 199022, member: 3419"] Hi Kate, welcome. My son is 11, too. I've read your note twice and can't figure out whether it was the pediatrician who diagnosis'd ODD. I would rather have a psychologist, psychiatrist, or neuropsychologist diagnosis that sort of thing. Sometimes pediatricians are in on the whole therapy and sometimes they're not, and you have to change doctors. Your daughter definitely needs therapy, as does her sister (anger mgmt for the one, and the ability to stand up for herself and/or walk away for the other--I don't know all the dynamics you have going on). I understand the need for medications, too. Our son didn't really "get" what we were trying to explain to him about diet, routine, behavior, etc until after he was on Adderal and then all of a sudden, he sat down and spoke in complete sentences instead of just screaming all the time. Is your daughter ADHD, too? Would the pediatrician go for a stimulant? Was an anti-anxiety medication the only thing you discussed? Did the dr have any other ideas? How does she behave in school? What do the teachers say are her strengths and weaknesses? Did they suggest the testing? Sorry for so many questions. [/QUOTE]
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