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What Causes A 10 Year Old Diagnosed With ADHD And ODD To Steal Food And Hiding It?

my daughter is now 10 she has ADHD and ODD and is on Ritalin and dex. my problem is she constantly steals food from the pantry, fridge, or most recently the freezer not to eat but then hides it through out the house and then denies it. just an hour ago I could smell this god awful rotten food scent and had to tear the room apart to find it. it was a packet of what was frozen sausages not eaten just taken and dumped this is driving me nuts not to mention the health issues. what do you suggest
Mon, 23 Feb 2015
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We understand your concerns

I went through your details. ADHD and OCD usually comes with impulsive disorders and that is the diagnosis of your child. They don't need to steal, and they seldom use the stolen things, but they do it out of impulse. That is part of Obsessive behavior pattern. If your daughter is been treated for her OCD and ADHD,just intimate this matter too to the psychiatrist and he will take care of it. Secondly, a combination of psychiatric drugs, psychotherapy and meditation is found good for management of ADHD and OCD. Please ask for your psychiatrist's opinion about the combination.

If you still need my assistance in this regard, please use this link. http://goo.gl/aYW2pR. Please remember to describe the whole problem with full detail.

Hope this answers your query. Available for further clarifications.
Good luck.
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What Causes A 10 Year Old Diagnosed With ADHD And ODD To Steal Food And Hiding It?

Dear Welcome to HCM We understand your concerns I went through your details. ADHD and OCD usually comes with impulsive disorders and that is the diagnosis of your child. They don t need to steal, and they seldom use the stolen things, but they do it out of impulse. That is part of Obsessive behavior pattern. If your daughter is been treated for her OCD and ADHD,just intimate this matter too to the psychiatrist and he will take care of it. Secondly, a combination of psychiatric drugs, psychotherapy and meditation is found good for management of ADHD and OCD. Please ask for your psychiatrist s opinion about the combination. If you still need my assistance in this regard, please use this link. http://goo.gl/aYW2pR. Please remember to describe the whole problem with full detail. Hope this answers your query. Available for further clarifications. Good luck.