my son,ODD/ADHD. is presently taking risperdal for ODD and Dexadrin for ADHD. It has been a wonderful combination. Risperdal definately has helped the ODD....
Andi, I get the "i don't know" quite a bit too. My step-daughter wants nothing to do with anyone. She hides in her room all the time and does not want...
Reposted for comment: Message: 6 Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2004 17:28:01 -0000 From: catclawridge Subject: Re: Digest Number 421 David ,I still disagree with your...
Hi everyone, its been a while since i have posted, hope u are all having a good summer. My kids go back to school the 23rd of this month(Aug). anyways i need...
Hi there, We've been working for quite some time to get our son, Chad, in to start this whole process of finding out what's troubling him. We think it's ODD,...
The most important thing to do is tell them everything that is concerning you. It will probabaly take some time for them to correctly diagnose something. My...
i understand your venting ..that's what this group is here for ...everyone certainly has heard enough of mine....i certainly appoligize ,but your first post...
Pam i think your husband is right ,at his age ,he really could hurt someone else ,and sounds like he is headed that way. Look at it this way ...you are not...
Pam, You definately have your hands full!!! All I can say is tough love!! If you keep giving in to him he will never know his boundaries. I am a step-mom to...
welcome...ask lots of questions...make you a list of questions,if you are like me ...i forget most of them once there...very important...find out if they are...
Our son also often sleeps with us - but on our floor. Rather than mom having to spend hours calming him down, and yet every time I walk away, he starts up...
Like breaking everything they can reach on purpose, ripping up any papers/books they find, etc. My friend's ki started very early around age 1. He ripped up my...
I was in the 7 11 and I heard this little girl no older than 4 order her mom to buy her some candy. Shesaid somethinglike "buy me Starbursts NOW!" what did the...
Hi Pam, I have corresponded with you in the past and if you recall I too have a son that just turned 17 years old. At the time I emailed you I was in the...
Hi Christy, Welcome to our group. Now before you go to the extreme of cutting this poor childs hair , check your options . Do you have a peditrician ,and have...
I did speak to my pediatrician, and since my child is always healthy.. never had any problems, and knowing that my oldest has issues with anxiety, she told me...
Has your daughter been diagnosed with trichtillomania (sp?) which is some sort of OCD behavior that could be addressed with meds? -BJ [Non-text portions of...
... with ... I don't know about finding breaking stuff facinating. I haven't looked into ODD as much, but I have a daughter who is ADHD/Bipolar and I do know...
... was ... ahhi see. thanks :) i wonderif my cousinzane hasthat. he's 12and whe someonedoes somethighe doesnt like hescratches up his grandmas car or ...
Hi all, My daughter has ODD but has just been diagnosed with ADHD about 1mth ago. My thing is that to me she so much resembles a child with bipolar disorder. I...
Hi Paula she see's a psychiatrist once a week but she is the one who says she is uncomfortable with giving that diagnosis if they are under 12. So should I...
My son has ADHD/ODD he is 8 years old. He is attending a Summer Treatment Program for ADHD children and has bad and good days. I was happy because there are...