Dx confusion/Re: ODD+OCD? /contradictions

[Guest guest]

Wow- this is funny if not utterly frustrating. Do various providers

ever realize how much they may be contradicting each other?! This

just gets to me, because when you are being told as a parent what to

do or not do, and how you may be wrong, and thus are expected to

defer to an expert, otherwise the implication is that " you are part

of the problem " , that expert does not know you heard quite different

than what s/he is recommending or diagnosing from another previous

provider.

You don't really want to alienate them if your child is willing to

work with them, or to be perceived as part of the problem if you come

off as know-it-all yourself just by questioning them alot.

In your mind you have to try to reconcile the expert here with the

expert there, and be courteous rather than saying " well what do you

know? Do you realize you are contradicting the expert at such and

such renowned medical facility, or in such and such reknowned field-

so I can't help but suspect that your guess is probably as good as,

or maybe not as good as mine (!) "

No bashing all providers but some seem more convinced of their

expertize, such as in offering blanket recommendations which they

seem so certain of (such as regards homeschooling for instance). I

would think working in this field of neurpsychiatric disorders would

humble anyone b/c there are rarely any clear cut answers. Listening

carefully to parent observations with their aquired insight based on

of life with that child, and working with the parent to work with the

child, may help more than strict adhrence to the dsm.

I also homeschool but most often have heard it was not a good choice,

fine, but it does not have to be offered as so absloute and certain.

In my family it is working for some, while switching to public school

may be working for others, or indpendent study, or private school

(we have dome all these). But then I have not looked for

homeschool " friendly " providers who would likely be more into

holistic approaches.

nancy grace

> > My 6year old has alwasy been defiant. But we got her help,

> > when she started with OCD. but now that she is with a

pscyhiatrist he

> > is looking at the ODD behavior types.

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