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<blockquote data-quote="SRL" data-source="post: 171659" data-attributes="member: 701"><p>Welcome. Sorry you are having such a hard time.</p><p> </p><p>I wouldn't be concerned about a 3 year old whose only significant issues were at the doctor's office and the barber. I had a younger brother who screamed to high heaven every time he got his hair cut. Now if it were to also extend to adults in most other settings (Sunday School, preschool, etc) I would be observing careful for signs of anxiety. If he doesn't start responding to discipline and his hitting of you and father doesn't taper off, that would also cause me to consider whether something might be up. Given time and consistent training neurotypical children will be developing appropriate levels of respect for parental authority. </p><p> </p><p>ODD is rarely a standalone diagnosis so my first question would be is there anything else going on developmentally with him? Speech, motor skill delays, lining up toys, oversensitive to sounds/lights/foods, sleep problems--any problems in these areas or anything else you've observed?</p><p> </p><p>You might search around amazon.com and see if you can find any children's books about doctor visits to ease the anxiety. </p><p> </p><p>By the way, you didn't ask, but if I were in your shoes I'd be shopping for a new pediatric office. There are times when we've had to hold a child down for an exam or quick procedure but I never was uncomfortable with the doctor or nurse's mannerisms when it did occur.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRL, post: 171659, member: 701"] Welcome. Sorry you are having such a hard time. I wouldn't be concerned about a 3 year old whose only significant issues were at the doctor's office and the barber. I had a younger brother who screamed to high heaven every time he got his hair cut. Now if it were to also extend to adults in most other settings (Sunday School, preschool, etc) I would be observing careful for signs of anxiety. If he doesn't start responding to discipline and his hitting of you and father doesn't taper off, that would also cause me to consider whether something might be up. Given time and consistent training neurotypical children will be developing appropriate levels of respect for parental authority. ODD is rarely a standalone diagnosis so my first question would be is there anything else going on developmentally with him? Speech, motor skill delays, lining up toys, oversensitive to sounds/lights/foods, sleep problems--any problems in these areas or anything else you've observed? You might search around amazon.com and see if you can find any children's books about doctor visits to ease the anxiety. By the way, you didn't ask, but if I were in your shoes I'd be shopping for a new pediatric office. There are times when we've had to hold a child down for an exam or quick procedure but I never was uncomfortable with the doctor or nurse's mannerisms when it did occur. [/QUOTE]
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