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Telling difficult child about "gifts"?
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<blockquote data-quote="TeDo" data-source="post: 523078"><p>I agree with Insane. ODD is such a detrimental diagnosis and most often is only a precursor to the REAL issue. All it means is that he's defiant and oppositional at times. Most schools lean toward a "We're the boss" type philosophy and in our case, it did a LOT of emotional damage. My son carried that very same "cocktail" and it turned out to be mostly incorrect. But, during the 3 years he carried the ODD diagnosis, the school staff did soooo much damage to his feelings of self-esteem and he was held accountable for ALL his behavior. We now know that the ODD symptoms were caused by an autism spectrum disorder. He COULDN'T behave better without learning the things he didn't know. His ADHD is very much hyperactivity and his anxiety is above and beyond the Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) so he carries those diagnosis's in addition. ADHD/ADD and anxiety are normal symptoms of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) but difficult child 1's are extreme.</p><p></p><p>Who diagnosed you son? When was he diagnosed? How old is your son again? I never "hide" their diagnosis from them but their age and cognitive abilities determined how much I told them, when I told them what, and how I told them. Some kids will use what they've been told as an excuse to avoid things and I didn't want them to do that.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TeDo, post: 523078"] I agree with Insane. ODD is such a detrimental diagnosis and most often is only a precursor to the REAL issue. All it means is that he's defiant and oppositional at times. Most schools lean toward a "We're the boss" type philosophy and in our case, it did a LOT of emotional damage. My son carried that very same "cocktail" and it turned out to be mostly incorrect. But, during the 3 years he carried the ODD diagnosis, the school staff did soooo much damage to his feelings of self-esteem and he was held accountable for ALL his behavior. We now know that the ODD symptoms were caused by an autism spectrum disorder. He COULDN'T behave better without learning the things he didn't know. His ADHD is very much hyperactivity and his anxiety is above and beyond the Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) so he carries those diagnosis's in addition. ADHD/ADD and anxiety are normal symptoms of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) but difficult child 1's are extreme. Who diagnosed you son? When was he diagnosed? How old is your son again? I never "hide" their diagnosis from them but their age and cognitive abilities determined how much I told them, when I told them what, and how I told them. Some kids will use what they've been told as an excuse to avoid things and I didn't want them to do that. [/QUOTE]
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