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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 47644" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Hi, and welcome.</p><p>ODD is not usually a "stand alone" diagnosis. It fits MOST of our kids, but it doesn't explain the "why." It almost always is difficult behavior caused by either a larger psychiatric or neurological disorder, such as autistic spectrum disorder or early onset bipolar or any number of things. It is hard to diagnose anything in such a young child and the diagnosis will probably change as he gets older. For right now, I'd see a Child Psychiatrist. in my opinion a psycologist, with so much psychiatric trouble on the family tree, probably won't help--in my opinion and experience it is better to start at the top and the Psychiatrist has all the training for both the medical and behavioral side. You can at least get a start. I wouldn't try to diagnose on my own, based on reading symptoms. Every childhood disorder sounds similar and it takes a professional with a sharp eye to try to figure out what is causing the symptoms, because the treatment for every disorder is different. If there are mood disorders and substance abuse in the family tree, those are big red flags for a mood disorder. But be prepared to put the puzzle together slowly and to at first probably just be treating the symptoms. Good luck! I attached a few links you may want to read to see if anything strikes home, but, again, don't try to diagnose on your own.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.bpchildresearch.org/" target="_blank">http://www.bpchildresearch.org/</a></p><p><a href="http://www.childbrain.com/pddassess.html" target="_blank">http://www.childbrain.com/pddassess.html</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 47644, member: 1550"] Hi, and welcome. ODD is not usually a "stand alone" diagnosis. It fits MOST of our kids, but it doesn't explain the "why." It almost always is difficult behavior caused by either a larger psychiatric or neurological disorder, such as autistic spectrum disorder or early onset bipolar or any number of things. It is hard to diagnose anything in such a young child and the diagnosis will probably change as he gets older. For right now, I'd see a Child Psychiatrist. in my opinion a psycologist, with so much psychiatric trouble on the family tree, probably won't help--in my opinion and experience it is better to start at the top and the Psychiatrist has all the training for both the medical and behavioral side. You can at least get a start. I wouldn't try to diagnose on my own, based on reading symptoms. Every childhood disorder sounds similar and it takes a professional with a sharp eye to try to figure out what is causing the symptoms, because the treatment for every disorder is different. If there are mood disorders and substance abuse in the family tree, those are big red flags for a mood disorder. But be prepared to put the puzzle together slowly and to at first probably just be treating the symptoms. Good luck! I attached a few links you may want to read to see if anything strikes home, but, again, don't try to diagnose on your own. [url="http://www.bpchildresearch.org/"]http://www.bpchildresearch.org/[/url] [url="http://www.childbrain.com/pddassess.html"]http://www.childbrain.com/pddassess.html[/url] [/QUOTE]
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