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<blockquote data-quote="Josie" data-source="post: 24089" data-attributes="member: 1792"><p><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Kjs</div><div class="ubbcode-body"></p><p>Now I am second guessing any need for medication. After reading the links about gifted children and ODD, I can honestly say he meets every single criteria. Both say no medication needed. Am I just trying to "fix" him because I can't handle it?? Is it us his parents who need the help?? </p><p></p><p> So, any of you who actually read this long drawn out post, do you think he should be on medication or is it just me thinking something can fix him. he has had no testing at psychiatrist. (does see neurologist due to migranes.) I will talk to neurologist about tests next week at our scheduled meeting. </div></div></p><p></p><p>I have a gifted child who was diagnosed with ODD also. While I think being gifted can cause problems at school and in life if not addressed, I'm skeptical that it can cause such severe problems that you would have been looking for help for him since he was 2.</p><p></p><p>I also think, along with many others here, that ODD usually is caused by some other problem. I guess it could be caused by being extremely gifted and trying to fit in to the regular world. That doesn't explain his panic attacks and his sound sensitivity, though. It does sound like more is going on than just giftedness. Whether medicine will help or not depends on what the underlying problem is.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Josie, post: 24089, member: 1792"] <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Kjs</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> Now I am second guessing any need for medication. After reading the links about gifted children and ODD, I can honestly say he meets every single criteria. Both say no medication needed. Am I just trying to "fix" him because I can't handle it?? Is it us his parents who need the help?? So, any of you who actually read this long drawn out post, do you think he should be on medication or is it just me thinking something can fix him. he has had no testing at psychiatrist. (does see neurologist due to migranes.) I will talk to neurologist about tests next week at our scheduled meeting. </div></div> I have a gifted child who was diagnosed with ODD also. While I think being gifted can cause problems at school and in life if not addressed, I'm skeptical that it can cause such severe problems that you would have been looking for help for him since he was 2. I also think, along with many others here, that ODD usually is caused by some other problem. I guess it could be caused by being extremely gifted and trying to fit in to the regular world. That doesn't explain his panic attacks and his sound sensitivity, though. It does sound like more is going on than just giftedness. Whether medicine will help or not depends on what the underlying problem is. [/QUOTE]
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