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Ask me anything - Adult diagnosed with ODD as a child and living with similar issues today
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<blockquote data-quote="mindinggaps" data-source="post: 763998" data-attributes="member: 29823"><p>[USER=32045]@WorriedGrandma[/USER] - You are right to be worried, but you are doing what you can. Early intervention and treatment is a predictor of longer term success, so there is reason to be optimistic. Try not to focus on the longer term concerns and instead spend energy on what you can control now and on helping to optimize his treatment.</p><p></p><p>A proper and comprehensive diagnosis will help. It is concerning that his behavior is out of control to the level it is if he is on medication for the ADHD. This suggests you may want to evaluate this part of his treatment. Perhaps the medication or dosage are not the right fit. It's also possible he has comorbid depression or anxiety and may need an add on medication to help settle things. If the medication was working as it should, he would be more well controlled. Do you know if this is being managed by a psychiatrist?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mindinggaps, post: 763998, member: 29823"] [USER=32045]@WorriedGrandma[/USER] - You are right to be worried, but you are doing what you can. Early intervention and treatment is a predictor of longer term success, so there is reason to be optimistic. Try not to focus on the longer term concerns and instead spend energy on what you can control now and on helping to optimize his treatment. A proper and comprehensive diagnosis will help. It is concerning that his behavior is out of control to the level it is if he is on medication for the ADHD. This suggests you may want to evaluate this part of his treatment. Perhaps the medication or dosage are not the right fit. It's also possible he has comorbid depression or anxiety and may need an add on medication to help settle things. If the medication was working as it should, he would be more well controlled. Do you know if this is being managed by a psychiatrist? [/QUOTE]
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