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What to do when 9 yr old ODD boy escalates to hitting?
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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 306129" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Poor little guy. I adopted a child who was exposed to drugs/alcohol in utero and that alone can cause many behavioral/neurological/learning problems. My son came to us at two and could get very violent (he is docile now...yes docile!!!). How old was your son when you got him? Is he adopted?</p><p></p><p> How does he do at school? Does he seem to know right from wrong or not get it? Sadly, he could be alcohol affected and alcohol spectrum means organic brain damage, which means he can't really help how he behaves. </p><p></p><p>I would definitely get him thoroughly assessed. On top of everything else he could have some attachment issues which makes kids violent. With all the stuff going on in the bio. family, I think he needs a neuropsychologist evaluation but also a neurological evaluation (no, they are not the same thing). A child with his background is going to exhibit ODD behavior and it is likely that he is more than just ADHD/ODD. If he is on stimulants, with some disorders that just makes the kids more violent as they ARE speed and only bonafide ADHD responds to it. </p><p></p><p>When we adopted our son, we took him to a fantastic clinic in Chicago that deals with drug/alcohol affected kids as an extra precaution. We wanted to make sure we caught EVERYTHING. My son really dodged a deadly bullet because he has no symptoms of alcohol spectrum disorder and he was certainly exposed. However, he IS on the autism spectrum (his first diagnosis. was ADHD/ODD). Many drug affected kids are on the Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) spectrum, but I really believe that with all the stuff in your little guy's background history AND genetics, he will be hard to diagnose and stabilize. Still, you need to keep trying to figure him out.</p><p></p><p>I wish you tons of luck. We have had a happy ending. My son is doing great and it sure didn't start out that way. He did get a ton of interventions starting really young. Good luck!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 306129, member: 1550"] Poor little guy. I adopted a child who was exposed to drugs/alcohol in utero and that alone can cause many behavioral/neurological/learning problems. My son came to us at two and could get very violent (he is docile now...yes docile!!!). How old was your son when you got him? Is he adopted? How does he do at school? Does he seem to know right from wrong or not get it? Sadly, he could be alcohol affected and alcohol spectrum means organic brain damage, which means he can't really help how he behaves. I would definitely get him thoroughly assessed. On top of everything else he could have some attachment issues which makes kids violent. With all the stuff going on in the bio. family, I think he needs a neuropsychologist evaluation but also a neurological evaluation (no, they are not the same thing). A child with his background is going to exhibit ODD behavior and it is likely that he is more than just ADHD/ODD. If he is on stimulants, with some disorders that just makes the kids more violent as they ARE speed and only bonafide ADHD responds to it. When we adopted our son, we took him to a fantastic clinic in Chicago that deals with drug/alcohol affected kids as an extra precaution. We wanted to make sure we caught EVERYTHING. My son really dodged a deadly bullet because he has no symptoms of alcohol spectrum disorder and he was certainly exposed. However, he IS on the autism spectrum (his first diagnosis. was ADHD/ODD). Many drug affected kids are on the Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) spectrum, but I really believe that with all the stuff in your little guy's background history AND genetics, he will be hard to diagnose and stabilize. Still, you need to keep trying to figure him out. I wish you tons of luck. We have had a happy ending. My son is doing great and it sure didn't start out that way. He did get a ton of interventions starting really young. Good luck! [/QUOTE]
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