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NEW HERE-15 YR OLD DAUGHTER ODD
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<blockquote data-quote="Nancy" data-source="post: 59901" data-attributes="member: 59"><p>I don't think your daughter has ODD. in my humble opinion I believe this is why ODD is so misunderstood. Many youths your daughter's age begin acting out, experimenting with alcohol or drugs, becoming defiant with authority, exhibiting ODD behaviors. The difference is for most of those kids it is just a stage. Of course the drinking can become very serious, indeed I consider it serious at any age, but most adolescents who suddenly become defiant are not truly ODD.</p><p></p><p>I have seen many many young people in middle and high school over the years that begin experimenting with alcohol and/or drugs and try to become idepenednt int he wrong ways. Most of them go on to college or get a job and do just fine.</p><p></p><p>The difference between them and say our difficult child is that she was diagnosed with ODD at age 7, although we knew she had it long before. She was always defiant, always angry, always different. We spent thousands of dollars on therapies and medications to get her on the right path. She went throught he court system and was brought up on charges several times and spent a weekend in detention. For the most part she is doing very very well now, but we know that at any time she can backtrack. Her ODD behavior was not just a stage for her, she was born with it and she most likely will always have it, although hopefully she is learning better coping methods. We have friends whose teens are drinking, hanging out all hours of the night, partying, driving under the influence, using drugs. The difference between tham and our daughter is great. They will most probably turn out OK, just as most teens do. </p><p></p><p>Our neighbor has a daughter the same age as ours and she is always out drinking and getting into trouble. I asked my husband why her parents weren't more worried, they are good people just like us. He reminded me the difference waas that our daughter had ODD.</p><p></p><p>I'm not making light of your daughter's behavior. Believe me I am very concerned about the drinking and would watch very carefully for evidence of drug use. I took my daughter for drug testing anytime I suspected use. But if your daughter just suddently began acting this way, it is most likely ODD behavior, not ODD the disorder.</p><p></p><p>Nancy</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nancy, post: 59901, member: 59"] I don't think your daughter has ODD. in my humble opinion I believe this is why ODD is so misunderstood. Many youths your daughter's age begin acting out, experimenting with alcohol or drugs, becoming defiant with authority, exhibiting ODD behaviors. The difference is for most of those kids it is just a stage. Of course the drinking can become very serious, indeed I consider it serious at any age, but most adolescents who suddenly become defiant are not truly ODD. I have seen many many young people in middle and high school over the years that begin experimenting with alcohol and/or drugs and try to become idepenednt int he wrong ways. Most of them go on to college or get a job and do just fine. The difference between them and say our difficult child is that she was diagnosed with ODD at age 7, although we knew she had it long before. She was always defiant, always angry, always different. We spent thousands of dollars on therapies and medications to get her on the right path. She went throught he court system and was brought up on charges several times and spent a weekend in detention. For the most part she is doing very very well now, but we know that at any time she can backtrack. Her ODD behavior was not just a stage for her, she was born with it and she most likely will always have it, although hopefully she is learning better coping methods. We have friends whose teens are drinking, hanging out all hours of the night, partying, driving under the influence, using drugs. The difference between tham and our daughter is great. They will most probably turn out OK, just as most teens do. Our neighbor has a daughter the same age as ours and she is always out drinking and getting into trouble. I asked my husband why her parents weren't more worried, they are good people just like us. He reminded me the difference waas that our daughter had ODD. I'm not making light of your daughter's behavior. Believe me I am very concerned about the drinking and would watch very carefully for evidence of drug use. I took my daughter for drug testing anytime I suspected use. But if your daughter just suddently began acting this way, it is most likely ODD behavior, not ODD the disorder. Nancy [/QUOTE]
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