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Ash
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My son was recently diagnosed with ODD. He is 6 years old. I am not too comfortable with the diagnosis but after many counselors this is the first one who has diagnosed him with something. Usually they are just perplexed and have no idea what is wrong.
My husband and I both suffer from Anxiety disorders other than that there are really no known mental disorders in my family. I am fairly certain my son suffers from Anxiety he has since he was a baby. He will worry himself enough to almost vomit before man events including doctors visits and theme park visits. He asks repeatedly the details when going to certain appointments and wants to know exaclty what is going to occur and wants me to verify over and over and over that certain things will not occur. It is almost like Obsessive Compulsive disorder but I really think it is the Anxiety in him.
I really don't have anyone to talk to, nobody I know even knows what ODD is. I would love to talk and compare with other parents so that I can feel more comfortable with this diagnosis. His counselor is sending us to a psychiatrist and recommends medication but he is only 6 years old!!
He had a pretty tough time in Kindergarten last year but so far this year is doing alright. Not perfect, but not horrible either. I KNOW he can function correctly when required, my inlaws wont put up with bad behavior and he knows it and acts like an angel with them but he is repeatedly defiant to me and hurts his sister.
Thanks for listening( reading )
My husband and I both suffer from Anxiety disorders other than that there are really no known mental disorders in my family. I am fairly certain my son suffers from Anxiety he has since he was a baby. He will worry himself enough to almost vomit before man events including doctors visits and theme park visits. He asks repeatedly the details when going to certain appointments and wants to know exaclty what is going to occur and wants me to verify over and over and over that certain things will not occur. It is almost like Obsessive Compulsive disorder but I really think it is the Anxiety in him.
I really don't have anyone to talk to, nobody I know even knows what ODD is. I would love to talk and compare with other parents so that I can feel more comfortable with this diagnosis. His counselor is sending us to a psychiatrist and recommends medication but he is only 6 years old!!
He had a pretty tough time in Kindergarten last year but so far this year is doing alright. Not perfect, but not horrible either. I KNOW he can function correctly when required, my inlaws wont put up with bad behavior and he knows it and acts like an angel with them but he is repeatedly defiant to me and hurts his sister.
Thanks for listening( reading )
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