COPEING Oppositional Defiant Disorder Community Group
Parents of children with ODD
I have a 10yo son who was diagnosed in kindergarten with ADHD/ODD. Here lately he has become more aggressive. He has kicked giant holes in his walls, is breaking another door to his room and his anger and frsutration is off of the charts. He was in therapy, but his therapist left and trying to find a new one is challenging. He is on medication for his ADHD, but I don't think it is working anymore. When he's fine, he's the sweetes boy...then if he is set off, the monster shows up. Does this ever get any better?
I know fir myself when my son is being good (witch is not very often) I ask myself, how long will it last, when is he going to have his next outburst?
I hate taking my son anywhere however we do go to the mall alot but everywhere we go like the mall or movies or even for a walk, he always wants something he cannot have and I'm so fearful of a full out outburst
I find that it never gets better, it's always the same 90% bad and 10% good and when I get that 10%,I cherish every moment.
It's like a demon has taken over my son, I'm sure you feel the same way, and there is no punishment because my son does not care about anything except his freedom (going outside) and because him and I and my 17 year old daughter live with my very negative mother in her one bedroom apartment because we are homeless, I can't take his freedom away because he will then destroy my mother's apartment,thruw things, swear at everybody in his site, heck one time he told my 77 year old mother "I wish you would just fucking die"
My son will apparently be going on meds and I can only hope and pray they will work
Please believe me when I tell you that I sincerely feel for you, I truly hope it gets better for you too