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<blockquote data-quote="AprilH" data-source="post: 132514"><p>Hi Vicki-</p><p>My son is almost eleven now and I noticed his behavior 'tics' when he was about two years old. You have not mentioned in your message that he is seeing any specialists for his behavior; if he is not seeing anyone right now, be prepared for a long, drawn out quest to find a doctor that he 'clicks' with, if at all. My son has seen ten different docs and psychiatric specialists over the years and they all give me different opinions on what is going on in his head, and it gets really frustrating to say the least. My son has a provisional diagnosis of ADD/ODD/Depressive Disorder, and ODD is very often 'comorbid' with other mental conditions; that is the universal agreement from ALL the doctor's my son has seen. My daughter bears the brunt of his anger also like yours does. My son threatened to kill me with a shotgun when he was eight; he believes that killing everyone with a gun that slights him solves all problems (we have no guns in the house). I am currently awaiting an appointment with his teachers and counselors to update his IEP, and I have managed to get his monthly psychiatric counseling appointments moved to once a week, small victory there. Any kind of discipline does not seem to hold any water or make a difference with my son either, and it is very frustrating. </p><p></p><p>Like the others suggested 'The Explosive Child' has some good ideas for dealing, as well as 'From Defiance to Cooperation' and 'The Defiant Child'. All is not lost, but sometimes it is very hard to believe that it is not. Try to keep your wits about you as ODD kids can and do push buttons; it seems as if they thrive on creating conflict in the home and that they love to see everyone around them miserable and that they take pleasure in causing that misery...I think my son loves it. He has seen and heard me crying in my room out of frustration and he has LAUGHED at me.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AprilH, post: 132514"] Hi Vicki- My son is almost eleven now and I noticed his behavior 'tics' when he was about two years old. You have not mentioned in your message that he is seeing any specialists for his behavior; if he is not seeing anyone right now, be prepared for a long, drawn out quest to find a doctor that he 'clicks' with, if at all. My son has seen ten different docs and psychiatric specialists over the years and they all give me different opinions on what is going on in his head, and it gets really frustrating to say the least. My son has a provisional diagnosis of ADD/ODD/Depressive Disorder, and ODD is very often 'comorbid' with other mental conditions; that is the universal agreement from ALL the doctor's my son has seen. My daughter bears the brunt of his anger also like yours does. My son threatened to kill me with a shotgun when he was eight; he believes that killing everyone with a gun that slights him solves all problems (we have no guns in the house). I am currently awaiting an appointment with his teachers and counselors to update his IEP, and I have managed to get his monthly psychiatric counseling appointments moved to once a week, small victory there. Any kind of discipline does not seem to hold any water or make a difference with my son either, and it is very frustrating. Like the others suggested 'The Explosive Child' has some good ideas for dealing, as well as 'From Defiance to Cooperation' and 'The Defiant Child'. All is not lost, but sometimes it is very hard to believe that it is not. Try to keep your wits about you as ODD kids can and do push buttons; it seems as if they thrive on creating conflict in the home and that they love to see everyone around them miserable and that they take pleasure in causing that misery...I think my son loves it. He has seen and heard me crying in my room out of frustration and he has LAUGHED at me. [/QUOTE]
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