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Please Help?? 6 YO Daughter Possible ODD, Borderline (BPD), or ADHD??
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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 460480" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Hi again.</p><p></p><p>I understand not being too happy with a diagnosis and medication. Trust me, my son was on too many and he didn't need them. I am thinking that the diagnosis opens many doors to getting our kids help so that they can learn the very things we want to teach them...they need more than just us, the parents, as helpers because in the real world, people will not alter their behavior for our children. They need specialists who can help them fit into society. We have varying degrees of luck with this, but, hey, we have to try, right? </p><p></p><p>From being on this board for many years, it seems that behavioral charts/rewards can motivate some of our kids, but can not intrinsically change them. I agree with whomever said that if kids COULD behave they WOULD behave. I don't think any child wakes up each day thinking, "What can I do to get into trouble and upset Dad and Mom?" There are very real reasons for defiance, such as certain disorders that cause our kids to be very rigid to depression which causes anger...often that anger is thrown at those whom our kids love and trust the most. </p><p></p><p>If (and only if) your child is actually on the autism spectrum, the earlier he gets social skills training, the better his later life will be. These kids do not pick up social cues just by being around them, at least not when they are young. Lack of social skills can lead to a very sad child, especially in school. Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) does not require medication. Usually, if medication is used, it is when the child is too out-of-control to be safe around his parents and siblings and other kids...that is the case in Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and childhood mood disorders.</p><p></p><p>Good luck, whatever you decide to do.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 460480, member: 1550"] Hi again. I understand not being too happy with a diagnosis and medication. Trust me, my son was on too many and he didn't need them. I am thinking that the diagnosis opens many doors to getting our kids help so that they can learn the very things we want to teach them...they need more than just us, the parents, as helpers because in the real world, people will not alter their behavior for our children. They need specialists who can help them fit into society. We have varying degrees of luck with this, but, hey, we have to try, right? From being on this board for many years, it seems that behavioral charts/rewards can motivate some of our kids, but can not intrinsically change them. I agree with whomever said that if kids COULD behave they WOULD behave. I don't think any child wakes up each day thinking, "What can I do to get into trouble and upset Dad and Mom?" There are very real reasons for defiance, such as certain disorders that cause our kids to be very rigid to depression which causes anger...often that anger is thrown at those whom our kids love and trust the most. If (and only if) your child is actually on the autism spectrum, the earlier he gets social skills training, the better his later life will be. These kids do not pick up social cues just by being around them, at least not when they are young. Lack of social skills can lead to a very sad child, especially in school. Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) does not require medication. Usually, if medication is used, it is when the child is too out-of-control to be safe around his parents and siblings and other kids...that is the case in Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and childhood mood disorders. Good luck, whatever you decide to do. [/QUOTE]
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