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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 349795" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>I agree about ODD not really standing alone and the treatment for just plain ODD isn't very effective. I would take her to a neuropsychologist, not a therapist, for a complete evaluation. Also, heredity factors in here and I'm assuming her birthmother had some serious mental health or substance abuse issues. That makes it far more likely that difficult child inherited something. If birthmom drank or did drugs while pregnant, well, that could cause many many problems, even some brain damage. I adopted a boy whose birthmother took drugs and drank...we are fortunate that his only problem is high functioning autism. It could have been far worse. Does birthmom have a diagnosis?</p><p></p><p>What about your hub's family tree? Any psychiatric problems or substance abuse? </p><p></p><p>Do you know about difficult child's early behavior? Did she speak on time? Make good eye contact? Can she relate well and appropriately to her same age peers? Does she know how to have a give-and-take conversation? Any obsessions or quirks? Can she transition without raging? Does she do ok in crowded, noisy, busy places? Does she ever have a spaced out look and seem "clueless" yet at other times (in familiar areas) suddenly seem as normal as can be? Does she like being touched or held? </p><p></p><p>Did she have consistent caregivers in her life when she was an infant/toddler? It can cause a lot of trouble when a kid doesn't have one stable caregiver at a very young age, like, say, a loving grandma. </p><p></p><p>Obviously a lot is going on there and in my opinion it's more than ODD and will take more than behavioral therapy alone to fix. I would delve more deeply.</p><p></p><p>Good luck, no matter what you decide, and welcome to the board.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 349795, member: 1550"] I agree about ODD not really standing alone and the treatment for just plain ODD isn't very effective. I would take her to a neuropsychologist, not a therapist, for a complete evaluation. Also, heredity factors in here and I'm assuming her birthmother had some serious mental health or substance abuse issues. That makes it far more likely that difficult child inherited something. If birthmom drank or did drugs while pregnant, well, that could cause many many problems, even some brain damage. I adopted a boy whose birthmother took drugs and drank...we are fortunate that his only problem is high functioning autism. It could have been far worse. Does birthmom have a diagnosis? What about your hub's family tree? Any psychiatric problems or substance abuse? Do you know about difficult child's early behavior? Did she speak on time? Make good eye contact? Can she relate well and appropriately to her same age peers? Does she know how to have a give-and-take conversation? Any obsessions or quirks? Can she transition without raging? Does she do ok in crowded, noisy, busy places? Does she ever have a spaced out look and seem "clueless" yet at other times (in familiar areas) suddenly seem as normal as can be? Does she like being touched or held? Did she have consistent caregivers in her life when she was an infant/toddler? It can cause a lot of trouble when a kid doesn't have one stable caregiver at a very young age, like, say, a loving grandma. Obviously a lot is going on there and in my opinion it's more than ODD and will take more than behavioral therapy alone to fix. I would delve more deeply. Good luck, no matter what you decide, and welcome to the board. [/QUOTE]
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