In my experience, stimulants do not help with ODD at all. If anything, I think it made it worse. Her grades improved a lot. Went from failing to honor roll, but my difficult child became addicted and eventually went on to use meth. My son is doing great with it, but he has never been a difficult child, just easily distracted, but has always had a very sweet personality.
I was prescribed Adderall before and it was like being on speed. I am not sure putting a kid with ODD on stimulants is the right way to go. I have had MUCH better results with the ODD using antidepressants. Now she can't help but walk around with a smile on her face and things that normally would have set her off are rolling off her back like a normal person. But, again, this has been my experience in living with an ODD child.
I am so sorry you are having to deal with this, too. It's not a fun way to live. Do you have a county mental health department?
