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<blockquote data-quote="keista" data-source="post: 453750" data-attributes="member: 11965"><p>Welcome to the board!</p><p></p><p>At 4, ODD is about as good a diagnosis (diagnosis) as you can get. Unfortunately, many of us believe that that is not really a diagnosis, but a set of behaviors/symptoms that can be found in countless other dxes. Usually there is a better explanation for a child's behavior, but especially at such a young age, it is not possible to fully diagnose it. Sometimes, there's also more than one problem present.</p><p></p><p>What kind of doctor did you take him to? If it was just his pediatrician, the diagnosis makes sense, but he should have offered a referral to a psychiatrist or child psychologist, or a developmental pediatrician. You need to start finding out what is driving that ODD behavior.</p><p></p><p>Yes, it really can get better if you get comprehensive evaluations, can identify what is causing the behavior, and follow through with interventions, therapy and possibly even medication.</p><p></p><p>Until you get further evaluations, get a copy of <u>The Explosive Child</u> by Ross Green. It is considered "the book" on this forum and has a lot of useful information and insights on how to deal with your child.</p><p></p><p>And, I *love* how biomom suddenly decided he was "better off" with dad. I'm just guessing that she couldn't handle the behavior either. It's possible that SOME of his behavior is caused by the disruption in his life, but certainly not all of it. Does he visit with her at all? Do you and husband have a good relationship with her? Hopefully so, since that would be helpful in his evaluations as well as his treatment. </p><p></p><p>Welcome again<img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/emoticons/notalone.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":notalone:" title="notalone :notalone:" data-shortname=":notalone:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="keista, post: 453750, member: 11965"] Welcome to the board! At 4, ODD is about as good a diagnosis (diagnosis) as you can get. Unfortunately, many of us believe that that is not really a diagnosis, but a set of behaviors/symptoms that can be found in countless other dxes. Usually there is a better explanation for a child's behavior, but especially at such a young age, it is not possible to fully diagnose it. Sometimes, there's also more than one problem present. What kind of doctor did you take him to? If it was just his pediatrician, the diagnosis makes sense, but he should have offered a referral to a psychiatrist or child psychologist, or a developmental pediatrician. You need to start finding out what is driving that ODD behavior. Yes, it really can get better if you get comprehensive evaluations, can identify what is causing the behavior, and follow through with interventions, therapy and possibly even medication. Until you get further evaluations, get a copy of [U]The Explosive Child[/U] by Ross Green. It is considered "the book" on this forum and has a lot of useful information and insights on how to deal with your child. And, I *love* how biomom suddenly decided he was "better off" with dad. I'm just guessing that she couldn't handle the behavior either. It's possible that SOME of his behavior is caused by the disruption in his life, but certainly not all of it. Does he visit with her at all? Do you and husband have a good relationship with her? Hopefully so, since that would be helpful in his evaluations as well as his treatment. Welcome again:notalone: [/QUOTE]
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