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<blockquote data-quote="meowbunny" data-source="post: 81320" data-attributes="member: 3626"><p>First, welcome. You've found a great group.</p><p></p><p>As has been said, ODD rarely stands alone. More often than not, there is an underlying illness that causes the behavior to manifest this way. The best way to get a decent diagnosis is to get a neuropsychologist evaluation if at all possible. </p><p></p><p>What do you think would happen if you explained to her that you want her to get an evaluation to see if there is anything that can help her feel better? Try to explain it in terms of a serious illness like diabetes. If she showed symptoms, you'd get her tested and get her on the proper medications if any were needed. Well, a lot of mental illnesses are actually problems with the body, not the mind but you can't get the medications to help the body heal if a doctor doesn't make a good evaluation. Depression, ADHD, bipolar are all organic and/or chemical. The imbalances just happen to hit the mind. There are very few mental illnesses that aren't caused by something wrong in the body. It might make her feel better to know you don't think she is crazy and, more importantly, to learn that she isn't crazy.</p><p></p><p>I hope you can convince your daughter to get some help. It could make such a huge difference in her life.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="meowbunny, post: 81320, member: 3626"] First, welcome. You've found a great group. As has been said, ODD rarely stands alone. More often than not, there is an underlying illness that causes the behavior to manifest this way. The best way to get a decent diagnosis is to get a neuropsychologist evaluation if at all possible. What do you think would happen if you explained to her that you want her to get an evaluation to see if there is anything that can help her feel better? Try to explain it in terms of a serious illness like diabetes. If she showed symptoms, you'd get her tested and get her on the proper medications if any were needed. Well, a lot of mental illnesses are actually problems with the body, not the mind but you can't get the medications to help the body heal if a doctor doesn't make a good evaluation. Depression, ADHD, bipolar are all organic and/or chemical. The imbalances just happen to hit the mind. There are very few mental illnesses that aren't caused by something wrong in the body. It might make her feel better to know you don't think she is crazy and, more importantly, to learn that she isn't crazy. I hope you can convince your daughter to get some help. It could make such a huge difference in her life. [/QUOTE]
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