Thank's for the welcome.
Yes, Elizabeth has been diagnosed with ODD. I love that it spells "odd." -insert eye roll-
The school is...ok. I'm up there with flags waving usually. I get an email from the teacher almost everyday..."Elizabeth did this, Elizabeth did that..."
It gets very old.
They send het to the "resource room" which is basically a room with a different teacher so she can chill. If she misses recess (almost always) she also goes there. She goes there when she doesn't complete her work as well.
It's really strange because I started noticing she was "different" around the age of four. She was so quiet and timid, wouldn't make eye contact, you know.
By first grade she progressed, and was diagnosed with "selective mutism"
Now...She is loud, uncontrollable, bullying...And I don't recognize her anymore. It's just sad, you know? I want it to stop. I want her to show compassion, which she doesn't, and it creeps me out.
No...We haven't done medications yet. We are still newly diagnosed, but I would like to avoid them if possible. Dunno. They scare me...BUT...I am at my wits end, so I'd certainly try them.
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