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What Causes Oppositional Defiant Disorder In A Child?
I am a grandmother caring for a child with ODD(undiagnosed) . No school today due to weather, she started at 6am this morning. Caused trouble with younger children by constant taunting. I had a written plan for the day on the wall which started at 8am, but she beat me to it , started at 6am. Have sent her to her room ( with difficulty) & totally ignoring her. I feel cruel to ignore her but can't cope with her constant back answers she is relentless, just talks & verbalises everything till its unbearable. She is dishonest tells lies & blames everyone or anyone for her actions....................
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I can understand your concern. She is showing the symptoms like continuously taunting other children, back answering, talkativeness, telling lies, blaming others for her actions etc. These symptoms can be considered as normal to some extent in children but if these symptoms start impairing the day to day routine and result in effects on other family members of home then there is need to consult a psychiatrist. Please visit a psychiatrist along with her and take expert opinion. She might have Conduct disorder or ODD and both these disorders should be ruled out.
For her verbal behaviour medicines like low dose antipsychotics as Risperidone or mood stabilisers as Sodium Valproate etc are used. These medicines help to control mood and result in improvement. Token economy, behaviour therapy are psychological methods that can prove helpful in her case. Please consult a psychiatrist for help.
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What Causes Oppositional Defiant Disorder In A Child?
Hello thanks for asking from HCM for your health related queries I can understand your concern. She is showing the symptoms like continuously taunting other children, back answering, talkativeness, telling lies, blaming others for her actions etc. These symptoms can be considered as normal to some extent in children but if these symptoms start impairing the day to day routine and result in effects on other family members of home then there is need to consult a psychiatrist. Please visit a psychiatrist along with her and take expert opinion. She might have Conduct disorder or ODD and both these disorders should be ruled out. For her verbal behaviour medicines like low dose antipsychotics as Risperidone or mood stabilisers as Sodium Valproate etc are used. These medicines help to control mood and result in improvement. Token economy, behaviour therapy are psychological methods that can prove helpful in her case. Please consult a psychiatrist for help. Thanks, Hope this helps you. Take care