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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 519356" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>Skip the "programs-". For "our" kinds of kids, they just don't work.</p><p>Have you ever read "The Explosive Child"? It has a different take on kids like ours, and some approaches that seem to work at least some of the time... </p><p></p><p>ODD is a very poor diagnosis to be getting at this age... if there are behavior problems (that's what an ODD diagnosis means...) at this age, there will be a reason, or multiple reasons. You are wise to question a psychiatrist jumping to conclusions and tossing out things like BiPolar (BP)... Far better to get a comprehensive evaluation. And while you're waiting, toss in an Occupational Therapist (OT) evaluation for sensory and motor skills, and an Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) evaluation for language, hearing and auditory processing to the extent possible.</p><p></p><p>Your most important thing right now is to get to the bottom of the causes...</p><p></p><p>Can you tell us more about your daughter? Adopted or bio? single-parent home or who else lives there? early childhood... developmental milestones/delays, behavior patterns from infancy, what was going on at about age 3 that involved some major change? Not being nosy... but this info may help other parents on the board see things in your situation that they have already been through...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 519356, member: 11791"] Skip the "programs-". For "our" kinds of kids, they just don't work. Have you ever read "The Explosive Child"? It has a different take on kids like ours, and some approaches that seem to work at least some of the time... ODD is a very poor diagnosis to be getting at this age... if there are behavior problems (that's what an ODD diagnosis means...) at this age, there will be a reason, or multiple reasons. You are wise to question a psychiatrist jumping to conclusions and tossing out things like BiPolar (BP)... Far better to get a comprehensive evaluation. And while you're waiting, toss in an Occupational Therapist (OT) evaluation for sensory and motor skills, and an Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) evaluation for language, hearing and auditory processing to the extent possible. Your most important thing right now is to get to the bottom of the causes... Can you tell us more about your daughter? Adopted or bio? single-parent home or who else lives there? early childhood... developmental milestones/delays, behavior patterns from infancy, what was going on at about age 3 that involved some major change? Not being nosy... but this info may help other parents on the board see things in your situation that they have already been through... [/QUOTE]
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