Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) Support Group
Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) an ongoing pattern of disobedient, hostile, and defiant behavior toward authority figures that goes beyond the bounds of normal childhood behavior. When a child cannot seem to control his anger or frustration, even over what seems to be trivial or simple to others, the child will often react in violent or negative ways to his own...
--- I really hope Nate is being serious about Dunkin Donuts. When I asked Nate if he was really getting the job, he said “well I wasn’t going to figuratively get a job,” slammed the front door and left. I received the parent mgmt book in the mail today. I’m afraid. I don’t want to be passive and let him get away with shit/talking to me like shit; but arguing won’t solve anything, but neither will doing nothing. I’m also enraged. I need a good release for this rage, and I have no idea “where to put it.” My mother said to put the anger back on Nate…that says a lot !!!! and it would not solve anything. Pausing school to focus on Nate will also not solve anything. I just realized my son has a mental illness; just like I do.
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I've been on high dose prednisone for pneumonia, and now I am slowly weaning. But lots of symptoms I don't like having, plus overeating has put at least 10 lbs on me. The food is "loud" as the GLP-1 users refer to it.Also pressured speech. Which comes out in my posts. Sorry I posted so much. I just need an outlet for my agitated and irritable brain. Just scroll on by my posts, if they are too...
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Has anyone heard from Jenn, she had an adult son with aspergers, Eric, they lived a long time with her grandmother, then they moved into an apartment. She had a funny little picture if I recall of a short dark haird woman as part of her name in a red dress.There are so many people who have dropped away from this room...I wonder where they are, and miss them. Wishing that DS could become what it...
Once "I got' my son had aspergers, was Very Smart, however his Ability To Process and Follow Logical Steps my anger was Shifted.
I now had a dx, I now had different way of ''thinking''. Thus began my focus on learning everything I could about 'changing my parenting style. Finding a support group, usually free, by typing into google my town and Parent Support Group in (town). I found one at the hospital.
A Huge Help to know other Mom's were just as burned out as I was....school system, son's behavior...we all helped with support, and info.