| Yes.....my son has ODD. He's 12 now, but was diagnosed w/ it a year ago along with Tourettes. He is also ADD. I know how you feel, my boy has been considered strong willed since a toddler, but it isn't all their fault. It does get better as they get into their pre teens to teens. But It also gets harder when they are transitioning into middle school. So hang in there, there is light at the end:) ↑ |
| Thanx. I'm scared that he ends up with a Conduct Disorder as ODD can sometimes develop into this. I'm sooooo sick of arguing with him. I've given up now. I just can't be bothered. ↑ |
My son was diagnosed with ODD when he was 4. He has been on medication for over 6 months and is now taking Depakote, Risperdal and Mirtzaphine to help him sleep at night. I also think he has A.D.H.D. because there are times when he just can't sit still. It is very hard to deal with him as well. I have to be consistant with discipline which is hard to do when you feel like you are just disciplining all day. He has been hitting my daughter and I, he screams, throws things. It has been a tough road. He also has been involved with mobile therapists and TSS workers and that seems to help alot. I am also exhausted and sometimes wish I could give up. But these kids are special kids and we have to give them everything we have.
It is a tough road and everyday is difficult, but with consistancy it does seem to get a little easier. They just have to know that there are consequences for their actions. I have lacked that but am really trying to stick with it. I wish you luck and know where you are at. ↑ |
| according to my dr. almost every child w/adhd also has odd. he stated there is no medication for this the only thing that helps is behavioral counseling. i put my daughter into counseling about 3 mos. ago and where everything is not perfect, I do see improvements in her behavior. you might want to give it try. ↑ |
Teresa,
My son was diagnosed with odd at 4 and his doctor did put him on medication. I can't believe your doctor told you that there is no meds for this. What should I believe now? He has had therapy and counseling for over a year and I do see improvements but the meds help too ↑ |
| my son has odd he is 12 years old he now goes to a special needs school and he broads there to nights a week which he loves there is a light at the end of the tunnel i hope you all get the help you need as it is a long process it toke me 7 years to found out his problem it makes you feel like you are a bad mother i was relived to find out he had odd and it wasnt me as a bad mother thanx xx ↑ |
| My son has been home for almost 3 months recovering from kidney surgery and with his o.d.d. has been driving me absolutely nuts. I felt like I never got a break and it was so hard. I had to entertain him all day and try to get him to do some school work but that was nearly impossible. He had tutors coming to the house to help with his school work to keep him up to date but he would sometimes fight them so much that they would just leave. It was really embarrassing and hard to deal with. He went back to school yesterday (thank God)but now when he gets home he is horrible the rest of the afternoon. Trying to get him to bed at night is nearly impossible. He is on medication but I can't give it to him in the afternoon or he won't sleep at night. We have another appointment with his doctor on April 11th to hopefully get his medication changed to help him cope with his anger better. ↑ |
| Have any parents out there had to have their children with o.d.d hospitalized to get re-evaluated? We are facing that very tough situation and I wanted to know how you and your child handled it. I am so worried that it is going to come to that and I am having major issues with having to admit him to the hospital. If anyone has already done so please advise ↑ |
| our son will be 8 at the end of April. at the end of January on my Birthday of all days he was admitted to the behavioral hospital in our town. his psychiatrist admitted him for 5 days. he had been removed from school for being violent and cussing. this was not the first time. the week before that he had threatened to kill his sister and I. he's been on a list of meds a mile long and the coctail he's on right now isn't working anymore and i'm frustrated to the limit. he was in the hospital for 5 days and it was hard but at the same time it was a break from the chaos and you could feel it in the house that it was gone. he's been diagnosed with ADHD/bipolar and now is seeing a counselor that believes him to be ODD and not bipolar. he's seen a neurologist also that gave him a test to determine exactly what was going on. the school is no help what so ever. we have an IEP in place and are waiting to have him evaluated through the school for more help but they expect me to do everything and they just want to lable him. putting him in the hospital was hard, but it had to be done. there are worse things that could happen with those tempers than being monitored in a hospital. get him the help. it's a long hard road and we all have our hands full or we wouldn't be here. good luck! ↑ |
