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Early onset conduct disorder diagnosis for my 8yo
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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 690061" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>Hi, Ewok, and welcome.</p><p> </p><p>Sorry you had to find us... but glad you did.</p><p> </p><p>Just my opinion here, but... ODD and/or CD, as a diagnosis, is generally best viewed as a place-holder, not the final diagnosis. ESPECIALLY this young. You would be amazed at how many kids are given this diagnosis because they don't seem to fit anything else at the time. </p><p> </p><p>For my kid - I knew it wasn't the answer, because the "solutions" weren't solving the underlying problems. Like social skills. And handling transitions and ambiguity and all sorts of other "normal" things that kids develop skills for, and mine wasn't. We didn't get even close to an accurate diagnosis until he was an adult - and ended up with "highly probable Asperger's" plus a mental illness. The combination meant that one set of issues tended to hide behind the other set of issues, no matter which set they looked at first.</p><p> </p><p>People are generally NOT understanding. Period. And I wouldn't label an 8 year old as a "sociopath". I found it helps to be vague. My kid has developmental and mental health challenges - he is lacking social and other skills, and lags behind his peers in many areas. People don't need to know more than that, and most don't even need to know that.</p><p> </p><p>I'd be pushing for him to get Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)/Autism Spectrum interventions for social skills. And no, team sports aren't a good place to learn that - unfortunately, the "jocks" really like to take it out on kids that are different. Your son "kicking the other kids" is likely in retaliation for things going on that you and the coach(es) don't see.</p><p> </p><p>The violence - take it as a sign that HE is absolutely NOT coping well. He isn't getting the supports he needs from school or professionals or anyone else. So he fights back the only way he knows how. It's dangerous to HIM as well as to you.</p><p> </p><p>Who did the diagnosis? What was his childhood like (baby, toddler, preschool, etc.)? Is he adopted or your own? Is his dad in the picture? There could be many reasons for his behavior.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 690061, member: 11791"] Hi, Ewok, and welcome. Sorry you had to find us... but glad you did. Just my opinion here, but... ODD and/or CD, as a diagnosis, is generally best viewed as a place-holder, not the final diagnosis. ESPECIALLY this young. You would be amazed at how many kids are given this diagnosis because they don't seem to fit anything else at the time. For my kid - I knew it wasn't the answer, because the "solutions" weren't solving the underlying problems. Like social skills. And handling transitions and ambiguity and all sorts of other "normal" things that kids develop skills for, and mine wasn't. We didn't get even close to an accurate diagnosis until he was an adult - and ended up with "highly probable Asperger's" plus a mental illness. The combination meant that one set of issues tended to hide behind the other set of issues, no matter which set they looked at first. People are generally NOT understanding. Period. And I wouldn't label an 8 year old as a "sociopath". I found it helps to be vague. My kid has developmental and mental health challenges - he is lacking social and other skills, and lags behind his peers in many areas. People don't need to know more than that, and most don't even need to know that. I'd be pushing for him to get Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)/Autism Spectrum interventions for social skills. And no, team sports aren't a good place to learn that - unfortunately, the "jocks" really like to take it out on kids that are different. Your son "kicking the other kids" is likely in retaliation for things going on that you and the coach(es) don't see. The violence - take it as a sign that HE is absolutely NOT coping well. He isn't getting the supports he needs from school or professionals or anyone else. So he fights back the only way he knows how. It's dangerous to HIM as well as to you. Who did the diagnosis? What was his childhood like (baby, toddler, preschool, etc.)? Is he adopted or your own? Is his dad in the picture? There could be many reasons for his behavior. [/QUOTE]
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