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<blockquote data-quote="Martie" data-source="post: 111320" data-attributes="member: 284"><p>Hello,</p><p></p><p>Welcome to our world....In this corner of it, we do "school issues" but on the general board, you will get many suggestions to help you manage.</p><p></p><p>I would suggest you get a copy of The Explosive child and read it several times. It helped me get control of my own anger with my ex-difficult child. MANY parents on these boards have found this book to be helpful. It may also be helpful to remember a couple of things:</p><p></p><p>1) Your son is very unhappy even if he does not appear depressed to you....irritability is a "depressive equivalent" for many boys his age (and older)</p><p>2) If he could change, he would. He does not want to be this way but may be using ODD as his "last defense" against his own scary feelings that he cannot keep control of himself.</p><p>3) You need support...if the Mom is not OK, no one is OK.</p><p></p><p>There is no specific drug Tx for ODD but medication management of other symptoms (chiefly ADHD and depression) can be very helpful. ODD can be a stand-alone diagnosis but rarely is in a child your son's age.</p><p></p><p>Finally, some kids get worse in adolescence but others DO emerge from adolescence relatively OK....several of the moderators on these boards, including me, have children who are functioning much better as young adults than anyone would have predicted at age 10 or 12. Do not give up on your son because you are your child's first, best, and sometimes, only advocate.</p><p></p><p>These boards are filled with warrior parents and you can be one too if you self-educate (even more than you already have) and take care of yourself first.</p><p></p><p>Martie :warrior:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Martie, post: 111320, member: 284"] Hello, Welcome to our world....In this corner of it, we do "school issues" but on the general board, you will get many suggestions to help you manage. I would suggest you get a copy of The Explosive child and read it several times. It helped me get control of my own anger with my ex-difficult child. MANY parents on these boards have found this book to be helpful. It may also be helpful to remember a couple of things: 1) Your son is very unhappy even if he does not appear depressed to you....irritability is a "depressive equivalent" for many boys his age (and older) 2) If he could change, he would. He does not want to be this way but may be using ODD as his "last defense" against his own scary feelings that he cannot keep control of himself. 3) You need support...if the Mom is not OK, no one is OK. There is no specific drug Tx for ODD but medication management of other symptoms (chiefly ADHD and depression) can be very helpful. ODD can be a stand-alone diagnosis but rarely is in a child your son's age. Finally, some kids get worse in adolescence but others DO emerge from adolescence relatively OK....several of the moderators on these boards, including me, have children who are functioning much better as young adults than anyone would have predicted at age 10 or 12. Do not give up on your son because you are your child's first, best, and sometimes, only advocate. These boards are filled with warrior parents and you can be one too if you self-educate (even more than you already have) and take care of yourself first. Martie [img]:warrior:[/img] [/QUOTE]
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