Opposition Defiance Disorder - info required!

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Does anyone know about this - someone I know has had their son diagnosed and would like more information on how to handle and what the main difficulties are. 17yo boy, by the way....

look here

ive never heard of it before but found that page with some explanations that may be of some help

adhd can manifest in different ways - of which oppositional defiant is one of them i think. any adhd site will have hints and tips. 17yo is very late to be dx though - it is usually done much earlier so that additional help can be given in school to enable children to make the most of their education and to reduce impact on other pupils...
i'm not sure what they do at 17, normally the paed would discuss medication if all other intervention had failed.

i should have said i have heard of it but know nothing about it in detail

Hi, my daughter is nearly 12 and just going down this road. ADHD/ADD and ODD. She is getting help from CAMHS in school. HTH.

it's more normally referred to as 'oppositional defiant disorder' btw, no idea if this makes a difference with google...

Thanks, will pass it on. Late diagnosis because they lived abroad, and a lot of teachers etc, just thought he was being difficult......

i was just curious lol. is he still at school? i haven't heard of a lot of input past school age tbh - but it may be i just haven't come across it. i think it tends to be more obvious in that sort of setting tbh. once 'adult' it is more a case of the individual putting in coping strategies and learning to remove themselves from situations likely to cause difficulty. i assume a camhs referral might be useful. it appears once adult it is referred to as 'conduct disorder'...