Oppositional Defiant Disorder- ODD help for parents
Does your child have Oppositional Defiant Disorder-ODD? Are you looking for information concerning Oppositional Defiant Disorder- ODD or ADHD treatment and medication?
If Oppositional Defiant Disorder- ODD child behavior is your concern and you want ODD treatment ideas, you have come to the right place.
If Oppositional Defiant Disorder- ODD child behavior is your concern and you want ODD treatment ideas, you have come to the right place.
How to Tell if Your Child has Oppositional Defiant Disorder- ODD
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Which of These Oppositional Defiant Disorder- ODD Behaviors did Your Child Display in the past 180 days?
To 'earn' the official diagnosis for Oppositional Defiant Disorder- ODD your child has to display Oppositional Defiant Disorder- ODD behavior "more often" than is normal for children his age.
So what is "more often"? This is a very vague definition. Bascially, what you need to do is to compare your child to others of his age group.
Remeber that as your child goes through different stages as he grows. So when you child is three four times a week might be normal for certain behavior, but at seven even twice a week can be "more often" than normal.
How Many of These Oppositional Defiant Disorder- ODD Behaviors Does Your Child Display?
1- Gets angry and loses temper at least 2x a week
2- Talks back or argues with adults at least 2x a week
3- Chooses to defy or obey the requests of parents, teaches, or those in authority or to obey their rules at least 2x a week
4- Intentionaly tires to bother others at least 4x per week
5- Refuses to take responsibility for his mistakes or misbehavior and blames them on others at least 1x in the past 3 months
6- Is overly sensitive or easily bothered by others at least 2x a week
7- Becomes angry and resentful at least 4x a week
8- Behaves in a vengeful or unforgiving manner at least 1 x in the past three months
If your child displays 4 out of these eight behaviors, then he or she might have Oppositional Defiant Disorder- ODD.
To 'earn' the official diagnosis for Oppositional Defiant Disorder- ODD your child has to display Oppositional Defiant Disorder- ODD behavior "more often" than is normal for children his age.
So what is "more often"? This is a very vague definition. Bascially, what you need to do is to compare your child to others of his age group.
Remeber that as your child goes through different stages as he grows. So when you child is three four times a week might be normal for certain behavior, but at seven even twice a week can be "more often" than normal.
How Many of These Oppositional Defiant Disorder- ODD Behaviors Does Your Child Display?
1- Gets angry and loses temper at least 2x a week
2- Talks back or argues with adults at least 2x a week
3- Chooses to defy or obey the requests of parents, teaches, or those in authority or to obey their rules at least 2x a week
4- Intentionaly tires to bother others at least 4x per week
5- Refuses to take responsibility for his mistakes or misbehavior and blames them on others at least 1x in the past 3 months
6- Is overly sensitive or easily bothered by others at least 2x a week
7- Becomes angry and resentful at least 4x a week
8- Behaves in a vengeful or unforgiving manner at least 1 x in the past three months
If your child displays 4 out of these eight behaviors, then he or she might have Oppositional Defiant Disorder- ODD.
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Recommended Resources
- Oppositional Defiant Disorder: ODD Behavior Help
- This is an excellent online program for parents of children with ODD. Great support. Great recommendations. This site has been around for a while so you know this program works.
- Defiant Teen Program
- Another excellent program from the creators of the first program. This program focuses on teenage behavior problems.
- ADHD Medication and the Risk of Future Drug Abuse
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- Amy Amy Nov 10, 2009 @ 8:50 pm
- I have just felt a sense of peace after finding all of you hear. finally a feelinf of peace, my son who has just turned 10 has been so terrible, he teasees his sister to the point she cries and still teases her and then he turns to his brother who is 16 months younger but much taller and thick, so he goes on to call him fat and make fun of him till his brother goes after him, then we have the baby, well hes 3 but my oldest will tease and push him around until he cries and keeps on, I have spanked him took all of his things away and he dont care he will even crack a grin and laugh after I spank him. I was in tears because I felt I had gone wrong somewhere untill I found this site, thank you all
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- brandy brandy Nov 3, 2009 @ 2:15 pm
- hi i need help my son has odd and is breaking me down daily does any one have any advice for me on how to deal my email is brandy33511@yahoo.com please put odd in the subject line so i dont toss it
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- Yvette Yvette Oct 28, 2009 @ 10:40 am
- My grandson is 11 and he defies everything his parents try to do for him, a month ago he got caught stealing from his parent and then lying about it, they took away his tv video games and phone for a month and its like he doesnt care he blames evryone elso for his mistakes. They just got a progress report from school and it shows he is failling all his classes and wasnt doing the homework and would tell them he does it in school. I try to talk to him because he is pretty open with me but now he lies to me too, he also says he doesn't care about school or anything at all. His parent are at the end of their patience and don't know what to do with him. He just changed into this hard little person and it scares me.
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- DONNA DONNA Sep 18, 2009 @ 11:01 am
- HEELO,IM NEW TO THIS SITE,BUT SO GLAD IVE FOUND IT,AND THERE ARE OTHER PARENTS GOING THROUGH THE SAME AS ME,MY SON IS 5 YEARS OLD,HE HAS ALAYS BEEN A DEMANDING CHILD,BUT THINGS JUST HAVE GOT WORSE AND WORSE,I FEEL HE MAY HAVE THE CONDITION ODD. AND WOULD LOVE TO HEAR MORE ABOUT IT, ON A REGULAR BASIS,MY SON ,IS DEMANDING,VERY AGGRESSIVE,ATTACKS ME,DOES NOT CALM DOWN EVER OR GIVE WHEN HAVING AND ARGUMENT,IM CONSTANLY DRAINDED,HE SAYS VERY NASTY AND HURT FUL THINGS,LIKE WISHES I WAS DEAD,HE SOMETIMES DOES NOT MIX WITH OTHER CHILDEREN,HE LIKE AND ENJOYS WINDING PEOPLE,UP,I SOMETIMES FEEL OTHER MOTHERS SEE THER CARRY ONS I HAVE WITH MY SOME AND PITY ME, ON THE OTHER HAND,WHEN MY SON ISNT LIKE THIS,HE CAN BE THE SWEETEST CHILD EVER,THIS IS IF EVERYTHING IS GOING HIS WAY OF COURSE,AND IF NOT THEN LLOK OUT BECAUSE ANYONE AROUND WILL SUFFER BECAUSE OF IT,ESPECIALLY ME,THE OTHER THING IS,ALL THIS BEHAVIOUR ALWAYS SEEMS TO HAPPEN AT HOME AND WHEN WERE OUT,AS SCHOOL REPORTS SAY HE IS FINE THERE
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- teresa teresa Sep 10, 2009 @ 2:39 pm
- um i dont know exactly if my daughter has o.d.d but i think so. she isnt even two yet but she bites her self to the point of her skin almost tearing. she hits herself and also hits other children. she constantly tells me no and i dont know what to do. ive spanked her ive tryed timeout nothing is helping and then my friend told me about oppositional defiant disorder. and i started researching it. this sounds just like her. im a young mom and im trying to have patience. please help!
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- Renee Renee Jul 27, 2009 @ 11:17 pm
- Carol, I could have written the above statement myself...my son is EXACTLY the same way!! Please contact me at missohio1992@yahoo.com. I would love to chat about how we go about helping our boys!!!!! Thanks....
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- Mintra Mintra Jul 17, 2009 @ 11:27 am
- Oh My dear Christine... I so relate to your post. 6 yrs ago I adopted a sibling group brother and sister, and my 7yr old boy is over his ODD ADD ADHD diagnosis. I have spanked my son to, and I have thought of giving them back to Children Services, but I really love both of them so much, I know it would destroy what I have built with them since they were babies. I have known them since...Hang in there, and take every seminars on hows to deal with these challenging children....You are not alone in this world
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- Allison Allison Jun 24, 2009 @ 12:26 am | in reply to Christine
- Don't beat yourself up so much. I can tell from the way you write about him that you love him alot- many parents don't even love their kids. You ARE a good parent who perhaps has made a few missteps (who hasn't?) I don't have alot of advice for you since my kid also gives me hell but hang in there and be more positive about yourself!
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- Christine Christine Jun 15, 2009 @ 1:03 am
- I'm so relieved to have found this place. Tonight I put my 7 yr old ADHD/ODD to bed with a lot of anger. He fights, cries, screams and refuses to listen to whatever it is I try to explain to him. I am a single mom and his dad is (has never been) involved. That breaks my heart but as Carol said, I'm exhausted and worn out. I often dream of putting him in a foster home for a break but the horror stories of those terrify me. I could never go through with it, anyway, I know it.
He is SO intelligent (they want to test him for gifted this coming school year) and I love him to pieces (as we all love out defiant children!) but geez.... my concern is that I've already done irrepairable damage in things I've said in a heated moment or that I've spanked him too many times (I wish I never would again and have vowed NOT to, sooo many times...but then he pushes an intense button and I fly off the handle). I feel just awful. I want to wipe the board clean :-(
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- Amy Amy May 29, 2009 @ 10:36 pm
- I really believe that these kids need to find something that motivates them. What gets them excited? What positive thing in their life makes them happy? Find it. Look for it! and ACT on it! I feel like my daughter may have this disorder, although has never been diagnose with it. She was always getting written up in school. referrals, In school suspension, suspension..... the list goes on and on. It seemed for a while that Everytime the phone rang, It was the school and she was in trouble... She is in the 8th grade and has been struggling all year! I don't ask for straight "A's I just want her to do her very best and still that was a struggle. Then a miracle happend. She had decided to take on a sport! Volleyball. Now she knows that she needs to pass the grade to play. For 3 months straight all she talked about was volleyball ! Volleyball! I noticed a huge behavoir change! No calls from the school. No bad reports. She was actually showing that she gave a shit about her grades! WHY?!
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