I do think that a lot of the time a diagnosis of ODD is the result of a child desperate to claw back some control somewhere in a confusing, upsetting world for them. Of course parents need to be in charge, but we don't always need to do it with control. When we use control (which works in most cases) on a kid for whom it is not working, I think something that looks like ODD is the result.
Giving back control where it doesn't really matter to the parent, undermines the further development of tis ODD-like condition.
And this method seems to do that.
Marg
