Two days ago, I couldn’t take it anymore. I was listening to music that, for whatever reason, triggered a reaction from my son, starting up an argument. For those who follow my blog, you know that my son is diagnosed with ODD (oppositional defiant disorder) and mood disorder – disruptive mood dysregulation disorder to be […]
In my Tips For Parenting Oppositional Defiant Disorder – part 2, I talked about the skills (awareness, patience) critical to managing and surviving extremely trying interactions with someone who is deeply & firmly oppositional. For anyone who is raising a child diagnosed with ODD (oppositional defiant disorder) or any severe behavioral issue, you know the […]
From a very young age, many children diagnosed with oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) experience a great deal of negative interactions with parents, caregivers, teachers, etc. Often because this disorder is not diagnosed immediately or parents do not know that there is a real problem to diagnose, many people quickly label children as difficult and defiant, […]
Awareness. Patience. My journey of raising a son with ODD has taught me so many things. Just about all of the lessons I have learned have been after the fact but that’s OK; better late than never. The first lesson is learning how to be aware. By that, I mean not only gaining knowledge of […]
Parents play a necessary and critical role in treatment for oppositional defiant disorder (ODD). Most successful treatment plans involve family-based interventions such as parent training programs along with training for the child. Below are some effective programs and examples that my son & I have used over the years, some as recently as this week! […]
One of the most challenging aspects of managing behavioral disorders (ex: ADHD, ODD, conduct disorder, etc) is other people’s misconceptions about the disorders along with the misconceptions about the children & families affected by them. Unlike other mental health disorders that present physical symptoms, disorders like ADHD, ODD and conduct disorder (CD) present themselves externally […]
This post validates why therapy is so important and necessary to deal with mental health issues. In my post “The Weariness of ODD & Detrimental Co-Parenting”, I felt extremely hopeless and had a really difficult time getting myself out of the valley of despair. So I called my son’s school district psychologist, who is also […]
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