| ADHD alone is difficult to deal with, but ADHD | | | | The child with ODD opposes adults because he had a |
| comorbid (or combined) with ODD (oppositional defiant | | | | bad experience in the past caused by adults' poor |
| disorder) creates chaos. | | | | judgment. In his opinion, adults are not to be trusted. He |
| If your child periodically talks back defiantly, slams | | | | believes he is smarter than adults so he trusts only his |
| doors, acts stubborn, and blows up but has some | | | | instincts, opinions, and observations. |
| control to calm himself down, feel remorse, and accept | | | | To feel safe, he schemes to control, dominate, and |
| consoling and logical explanations, he does not have | | | | manipulate his environment. He believes he is the only |
| ODD. | | | | one who can take care of his welfare so he thinks |
| What is ODD? | | | | only of one thing, "What's my payoff?" |
| If your child is hot-headed, gets angry frequently, loses | | | | How to Change Your Child with ODD |
| his temper, is spiteful and vindictive, deliberately annoys | | | | Now that you know the "thinking errors" of defiant |
| people around him (at home and school alike), argues | | | | children, you need to adopt new ways to cope with |
| with adults, defies you, and refuses to carry out rules | | | | and solve your child's behavior problems. |
| and adults' requests, be forewarned. | | | | To change your child with ODD, you need to do the |
| If he is easily annoyed by others and overreacts to | | | | following: *Provide structureto make his environment |
| remarks by others, but never owns up to his mistakes | | | | orderly and predictable. *Talk and act assertivelyGive |
| because they are always somebody's fault, this is a | | | | short instructions and responses. This one technique |
| kid with full-fledged ODD. | | | | will cut down on screaming and yelling in the house. |
| This is not a phase that will pass. He cannot control | | | | Learn proper child discipline for children with ODD. *Tell |
| these behaviors. He does not feel remorse for causing | | | | him how you expect him to behave. Be his model. |
| the hurt feelings and chaos in his environment. | | | | Train the values you want him to demonstrate. *Set up |
| He definitely needs treatment and may need additional | | | | a token system (behavior chart)to convince him he is |
| medication (beyond what is prescribed for ADHD). | | | | being paid for improved behavior. |
| What Causes ODD? | | | | You CAN Solve This |
| ODD rarely travels alone. Frustrated from harsh adult | | | | It sounds simple and it is if you can find the right guide |
| reactions to his characteristics, a child with ADHD will | | | | with sound parenting advice. If you are ready to adopt |
| often develop ODD as a defense mechanism against | | | | new ways to cope with and change your child, I invite |
| adults. This is why 65% of children with ADHD develop | | | | you to use these parenting tips to get started. |
| ODD. | | | | |