Parenting a Child with ODD

[PegasusOnFire]

Just wondering if any other parents out there are going through the same thing as me. I have a daughter who was recently diagnosed with Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) and just need to know that we are going to survive this. She has been seeing a therapist since August and has been making great strides, but then we still have days where nothing will get done because she is in a "mood"

 

[Odetta]

Not ODD, but I do have two children with ADHD, and one of them is also autistic. Some of the ASD kid's behavior can look like ODD, just a different origin. Still very challenging. I try to focus on what we can do to improve things, and then accepting what's left as it's just the way it is. And prayer. Lots and lots of prayer. It helps me get through the days when I just want to give up.