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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 191811" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>Welcome, glad to have you join us, but sorry you need to, if you know what I mean.</p><p> </p><p>I would not take the ODD diagnosis as the final word. ODD is a description of a set of behaviors, but offers NO reason as to WHY your child has those behaviors. Many many of us here have found that ODD almost NEVER stands alone. There is another thing going on - whether past abuse (NOT saying you abused your child at any time, just that SOME people find that it can be a reason for current behaviors!!) or an underlying neurological condition or other problem. ODD is just NOT the entire story.</p><p> </p><p>PLEASE find a psychiatrist (MD) and a neuropsychologist to help you figure out what is going one. The psychiatrist or developmental pediatrician can help find any medical reasons, and the neuropsychologist should do a LOT of testing to help figure things out. Diagnoisis is NOT an exact science, so you may get a number of them before you figure out what is really going on. It takes time and effort and patience.</p><p> </p><p>If the phd therapist is not helping you may find more help with a different one. Therapy can be very important to help the entire family. But it has to be the right therapist, and not every therapist is right for every family or situation or time. Don't be afraid to look around.</p><p> </p><p>Others will have more questions, and tehre is a LOT of experience and information that floats around this forum. Don't be shy, and stick around!!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 191811, member: 1233"] Welcome, glad to have you join us, but sorry you need to, if you know what I mean. I would not take the ODD diagnosis as the final word. ODD is a description of a set of behaviors, but offers NO reason as to WHY your child has those behaviors. Many many of us here have found that ODD almost NEVER stands alone. There is another thing going on - whether past abuse (NOT saying you abused your child at any time, just that SOME people find that it can be a reason for current behaviors!!) or an underlying neurological condition or other problem. ODD is just NOT the entire story. PLEASE find a psychiatrist (MD) and a neuropsychologist to help you figure out what is going one. The psychiatrist or developmental pediatrician can help find any medical reasons, and the neuropsychologist should do a LOT of testing to help figure things out. Diagnoisis is NOT an exact science, so you may get a number of them before you figure out what is really going on. It takes time and effort and patience. If the phd therapist is not helping you may find more help with a different one. Therapy can be very important to help the entire family. But it has to be the right therapist, and not every therapist is right for every family or situation or time. Don't be afraid to look around. Others will have more questions, and tehre is a LOT of experience and information that floats around this forum. Don't be shy, and stick around!!! [/QUOTE]
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