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'Nother Newbie - ODD for 4 years
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<blockquote data-quote="Nancy" data-source="post: 192959" data-attributes="member: 59"><p>Jennifer,</p><p></p><p>"I figure my Ex is about 12 or 13, emotionally. During the last few months of our marriage, when we were really investigating what could be going on with difficult child, we found a checklist for Conduct Disorders. My Ex was floored when he scored higher than our difficult child"</p><p></p><p>It's good not to dismiss the heredity issue. It sounds like her temperment is similar to her dad's. I absolutely agree with you about knowing the difference between what is normal and what isn't. I have an older easy child and was quite sure I knew difficult child's behavior was not normal from the beginning. I was speaking of not always being able to attach defiant behavior to a bigger disorder like bipolar or autism. There is a great danger in professionals diagnosing those things too early. You know from experience that children change so rapidly.</p><p></p><p>Very interestingly, my difficult child is repeating so many of the same mistakes her birthmother made. She is making the same poor choices, multiple sexual partners, smoking, drinking, experimenting with drugs, poor school work, no drive or direction in life, impulsiveness, risky behaviors, etc., etc. My easy child is nothing like this. They have both been raised in the same house with the same values being modeled. Nature trumps nurture almost all the time.</p><p></p><p>Nancy</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nancy, post: 192959, member: 59"] Jennifer, "I figure my Ex is about 12 or 13, emotionally. During the last few months of our marriage, when we were really investigating what could be going on with difficult child, we found a checklist for Conduct Disorders. My Ex was floored when he scored higher than our difficult child" It's good not to dismiss the heredity issue. It sounds like her temperment is similar to her dad's. I absolutely agree with you about knowing the difference between what is normal and what isn't. I have an older easy child and was quite sure I knew difficult child's behavior was not normal from the beginning. I was speaking of not always being able to attach defiant behavior to a bigger disorder like bipolar or autism. There is a great danger in professionals diagnosing those things too early. You know from experience that children change so rapidly. Very interestingly, my difficult child is repeating so many of the same mistakes her birthmother made. She is making the same poor choices, multiple sexual partners, smoking, drinking, experimenting with drugs, poor school work, no drive or direction in life, impulsiveness, risky behaviors, etc., etc. My easy child is nothing like this. They have both been raised in the same house with the same values being modeled. Nature trumps nurture almost all the time. Nancy [/QUOTE]
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