~ Nutcase3 ~ - 02/02/03 06:02 AM
Hi,
I was reading in another thread that one of your children has been diagnosed as having ODD...
My 8-year-old has always given me (and school/care givers on occassion) a hard time. I did some on-line reading last year on ODD and he fit what I read. He just can't seem to understand that he must respect authority, etc.. Two summers ago he had to be restrained at his summer camp because he wouldn't listen and was very defiant. The director of the camp was called in and he threw a chair at her and also bit her... she was 8 months pregnant. He was kicked out and couldn't return until he went to counseling. His Dad didn't seem to think it was a serious thing and has always defied me when I would try to take them to counseling. It's ME not the boys who needs the help he would say. He even told the boys that I was wrong for taking them. At the time of this one incident, exH was away for military training.
He has gotten much better over the last year (seems to corrolate with after WH (not his dad) moved out), but has had a few moments.
How did you get a diagnosis? How have you dealt with this?
Thank you!!
I was reading in another thread that one of your children has been diagnosed as having ODD...
My 8-year-old has always given me (and school/care givers on occassion) a hard time. I did some on-line reading last year on ODD and he fit what I read. He just can't seem to understand that he must respect authority, etc.. Two summers ago he had to be restrained at his summer camp because he wouldn't listen and was very defiant. The director of the camp was called in and he threw a chair at her and also bit her... she was 8 months pregnant. He was kicked out and couldn't return until he went to counseling. His Dad didn't seem to think it was a serious thing and has always defied me when I would try to take them to counseling. It's ME not the boys who needs the help he would say. He even told the boys that I was wrong for taking them. At the time of this one incident, exH was away for military training.
He has gotten much better over the last year (seems to corrolate with after WH (not his dad) moved out), but has had a few moments.
How did you get a diagnosis? How have you dealt with this?
Thank you!!