defiance disorder

We have taken in a child of one of our family members. He is 12 years old and has autism, ADHD and oppositional defiant disorder. Some progress has been made within the last year after starting ABA therapy but the same few behaviors are consistent. I will go through a normal day with him to give...

Almost a year ago my 13 year old twin step sons came to live with their father and I. Their behavior at their mother's was so out of hand, she didn't want to have them in her home anymore. We've found that 90% of the time they are the carefree, respectful kids we've always known but if anything...

Hi this is my first time on here after spending years searching the internet for a reason why my 11 year old daughter is so horrible and nasty where I came across this forum. Her behaviour has been out of control really from the age of 2 she started off swearing then hitting and scratching her...

Very glad I found this group. So here's our story. My husband and I have just committed our 7 yr old son. "Difficult Child" is an incredible kid, very full of life, energy and questions. We describe him as curiosity with legs, lol. He was diagnosed at 5 with ADHD and at 6 with high functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), he also...

Our issues have been going on for almost 5 years but, I'll stick to the problem at hand. My almost 17 y.o. daughter who is impulsive has began to smoke pot more often. 3 x in 2 months. But, she does this when she sneaks out at 3 a.m. She did this two nights ago. She came home at 730 a.m...

I'm a stay at home mom of four boys all of which have ADHD, & two of them have argumentative defiant disorder, my husband also has ADHD. My husband has battled substance abuse throughout our 20+ years of marriage until last year when he received treatment and stopped drinking. Two years ago...