Hello and welcome to the site. I'm glad you found us.
You mentioned the term GP, so I'm assuming you're in Canada or the UK or even Australia? It helps to know as the systems work differently.
Smallworld hit all of the questions. :smile: And I second her in that ODD is rarely a stand-alone diagnosis, but rather a basket of symptoms with an underlying cause. You mentioned that he worries a lot. That could be anxiety and it's not uncommon for depression and anxiety to go hand in hand. For my daughter, anxiety is the biggest issue and it feeds into her depression. For some children (and adults), it's the depression that creates anxiety. It's good that you are aware of these things with your son. You're off to a great start!
It's important to remember that typical parenting techniques aren't really effective with our kids and that you have to get creative and think outside of the box. Sometimes I find something that works by accident. I'm not one to look a gift horse in the mouth. :smile: It's a lot of trial and error and takes a lot of patience.
Make sure to take time for yourself. It's important for you and your child. Just like the airplane and oxygen mask analogy.
There is also a lot of information in the Archives section of this forum (thanks Fran for reminding us this morning :smile: ) . You may want to browse around there as there is a lot of good information from old threads.
