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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 291442" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Well, you're not a bad parent. You should probably have him evaluated. Everyone has a professional of choice--mine are NeuroPsychs because they do intensive testing and test for everything and can test even young children. I would not try to diagnose him myself. </p><p></p><p>Most of us feel ODD is an unhelpful diagnosis. It rarely stands alone and is triggered by a bigger diagnosis such as a childhood mood disorder or high functioning autism or maybe something else. It is tricky to diagnose a young child, but the earlier he is given help and intervention, the better the outcome. I would go privately and not trust only the school district, however I would call them to test him and see if he qualifies for Early Education. That helped my son a lot. </p><p></p><p>How is your son's development? Does he seem unusually sensitive to things like noise, material, light, stimuli? Does forcing him to transition from one activity to anothre cause a meltdown? Does he have any odd behaviors such as repeating what you say to him or what he has heard on television, making odd throat noises, flapping his arms, rocking? Does he hit his head on the wall in frustration or hurt himselsf? Any speech problems? Can he relate well to his same age peers or does he hurt them? Are there any psychiatric problems on either side of his family tree? Any substance abuse?</p><p></p><p>This is NOT your fault. Your son was born wired a little bit differently and obviously is not going to respond to normal typical parenting methods. You didn't cause this and you shouldn't beat yourself up over it. </p><p></p><p>Welcome to the board. Sorry you had to come, but we will try to give you good suggestions. One book I recommend, while you are waiting for an evaluation (which can take a while to get in) is "The Explosive Child" by Ross Greene.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 291442, member: 1550"] Well, you're not a bad parent. You should probably have him evaluated. Everyone has a professional of choice--mine are NeuroPsychs because they do intensive testing and test for everything and can test even young children. I would not try to diagnose him myself. Most of us feel ODD is an unhelpful diagnosis. It rarely stands alone and is triggered by a bigger diagnosis such as a childhood mood disorder or high functioning autism or maybe something else. It is tricky to diagnose a young child, but the earlier he is given help and intervention, the better the outcome. I would go privately and not trust only the school district, however I would call them to test him and see if he qualifies for Early Education. That helped my son a lot. How is your son's development? Does he seem unusually sensitive to things like noise, material, light, stimuli? Does forcing him to transition from one activity to anothre cause a meltdown? Does he have any odd behaviors such as repeating what you say to him or what he has heard on television, making odd throat noises, flapping his arms, rocking? Does he hit his head on the wall in frustration or hurt himselsf? Any speech problems? Can he relate well to his same age peers or does he hurt them? Are there any psychiatric problems on either side of his family tree? Any substance abuse? This is NOT your fault. Your son was born wired a little bit differently and obviously is not going to respond to normal typical parenting methods. You didn't cause this and you shouldn't beat yourself up over it. Welcome to the board. Sorry you had to come, but we will try to give you good suggestions. One book I recommend, while you are waiting for an evaluation (which can take a while to get in) is "The Explosive Child" by Ross Greene. [/QUOTE]
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