Oppositional Defiant Disorder: Raising a Child with ODD and ADHD

Watch time 08:06 minutes | CW// Conduct Disorders This film contains sensitive material about Conduct Disorders and is not suitable for children under 16. Our films all discuss children's mental health which is a sensitive subject for some. If you need to take a break and come back later to watch with a friend please do.With all our films we provide support links on our ‘Where to go for help page’: https://nipinthebud.org/where-to-go-f...

Chapters:
00:00 Celina reflects on symptoms that were missed early on of ADHD
00:54 What happened to make Celina think there was something more going on
01:27 Bullying that triggered her daughter's "unravelling"
01:47 Celina talks about how challenging her daughter's ODD is.
02:08 At first my daughter's ODD felt like living with a drunk person
02:38 The tipping point
03:01 Celina's grief about her daughter's experience
03:34 Post diagnosis of ODD & ADHD for Celina & her daughter
04:40 The reality of living with ADHD & ODD
05:18 Compassion & Kindness with ODD & ADHD
05:52 Conversation, negotiation, control & ODD
06:17 Support and finding your network is crucial when living with ODD
07:21 Reminding people - my daughter isn't her condition

Celina’s daughter has ADHD. But Celina describes how ADHD feeds Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) and it is the ODD that affects her daughter the most. ODD is the most common Conduct Disorder in children 10 years and under.

Celina explains the challenges of her daughter’s behaviour which present both at school and at home. They explore ways for her to remain at school and for them to have a settled home life.

Conduct Disorders are the most common mental and behavioural problem in children and young people. (7% in boys and 3% in girls)

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