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<blockquote data-quote="Running_for_the_shelter" data-source="post: 5801" data-attributes="member: 2960"><p>Well, darlin', you came to the right place. People here will give you lots of ideas. Here's my two cents. First, my personal opinion is that your shrink was worthless. For one thing, 5 is pretty young to be slapped with the ODD label. They were very careful to point out that my son "fit the criteria" for ODD but wouldn't call him that because he was really too young for it. Others here will tell you that ODD doesn't travel alone; there is probably some other problem going on. They'll give you lots of advice on what kind of docs to see. The part about just sucking it up is totally off. There are a lot of things you can do. Check out the various posts on the site and get some ideas that work for you. Maybe your son needs medications, maybe he doesn't, but you need a good doctor to help you.</p><p></p><p>Finally, go get the book called The Explosive Child by Ross Greene. It has great techniques for dealing with youngsters like your son. I swear by it, as do many others here. It's not that you're letting him get away with stuff; he just needs a different approach. The conventional behavior modification techniques just plain don't work with these kids and you need different ones. </p><p></p><p>There is a lot of hope that things will get better. We saw a number of docs, tried a lot of techniques, and then tried four different drugs. The last (Lamictal) worked well for my son. His bad days now are like his good ones a year ago. </p><p></p><p>Others will be along soon with good advice. Hang in there, lady -- you are NOT alone.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Running_for_the_shelter, post: 5801, member: 2960"] Well, darlin', you came to the right place. People here will give you lots of ideas. Here's my two cents. First, my personal opinion is that your shrink was worthless. For one thing, 5 is pretty young to be slapped with the ODD label. They were very careful to point out that my son "fit the criteria" for ODD but wouldn't call him that because he was really too young for it. Others here will tell you that ODD doesn't travel alone; there is probably some other problem going on. They'll give you lots of advice on what kind of docs to see. The part about just sucking it up is totally off. There are a lot of things you can do. Check out the various posts on the site and get some ideas that work for you. Maybe your son needs medications, maybe he doesn't, but you need a good doctor to help you. Finally, go get the book called The Explosive Child by Ross Greene. It has great techniques for dealing with youngsters like your son. I swear by it, as do many others here. It's not that you're letting him get away with stuff; he just needs a different approach. The conventional behavior modification techniques just plain don't work with these kids and you need different ones. There is a lot of hope that things will get better. We saw a number of docs, tried a lot of techniques, and then tried four different drugs. The last (Lamictal) worked well for my son. His bad days now are like his good ones a year ago. Others will be along soon with good advice. Hang in there, lady -- you are NOT alone. [/QUOTE]
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