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Guest guest Posted August 15, 2001 Report Share Posted August 15, 2001 I think I am suffering from TMDLS! TO MANY DARN LABELS SYNDROME!!!! This one is a new one to me as well!-Shari Re: ODD > > > what is ODD? > > Oppositional Defiance Disorder > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 15, 2001 Report Share Posted August 15, 2001 > And , > > Dr. Attwood said that many times Aspberger kids are > diagnosed with ODD before they are diagnosed with > Aspberger's.... People are often quick to label a child ODD & stick him/her on a rigid behavior mod plan without doing the hard work of finding out what's really happening. For kids with ASD, IMHO, they are responding to different sensory input. My son (AS) would respond literally rather than socially/culturally. What he did always made sense - to those who are literally sensible. But he was constantly disciplined (in the old days before I became an activist) for being oppositional. Pre-diet, he was very reactive to changes in weather, sounds, light, and would be very emotionally touchy when changes occured. These are sensory issues, not ODD. Refusal to follow authoritarian instructions resulted from a different paradigm. If something didn't make sense to him, he would question the basis for the instruction and point out any inconsistencies in the reasoning. And " please do _____ " is viewed as a request, not an order. This is also not ODD. Pardon my soapbox, but I am concerned when this label attaches to a child. It can be the easy way out for a school: the child has ODD, is therefore difficult and unruly and needs firm discipline - rather than an understanding of what is causing the seemingly ODD-like behavior. Failure to understand the worldview of the child can lead to increased stress and anxiety and all their ramifications. HI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 15, 2001 Report Share Posted August 15, 2001 > > And , > > > > People are often quick to label a child ODD & stick him/her on a > rigid behavior mod plan without doing the hard work of finding out > what's really happening. > Pardon my soapbox, but I am concerned when this label attaches to a > child. It can be the easy way out for a school: the child has ODD, > is therefore difficult and unruly and needs firm discipline - rather > than an understanding of what is causing the seemingly ODD-like > behavior. Failure to understand the worldview of the child can lead > to increased stress and anxiety and all their ramifications. > > HI Hi , This is what I worry about. Prediet my son's shrink at the school basically wanted me to be so severe with disciplining Danny and I just felt that he couldn't really help himself sometimes and treating him so harshly would make matters worse. I never went back to that shrink and then learned of the diet from a mom and his behavior improved temendously from it. I just think he's in a bad phase now without school and no real routine in his day. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 16, 2001 Report Share Posted August 16, 2001 Hi, I'm working with a 5 yr. old girl with ODD. I would like to know more about the disorder. Any insights? n Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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