Kids need hugs not drugs, I am a very firm believer in that. Someone mentioned that hitting your kid with a stick as OK for centuries until recently, did the pharmies replace the need?
-Rolf Gary Hurst wrote: > that's waht the school 6th grade counselor said. i said something like > 'just because she has a little ADD or something doesn't mean we need to drug > her into oblivion" whereupon she said that abby has no ADD but an ODD. > > don't know if htat qualifies as diagnosis or not > > On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 2:40 PM, Donald Snook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> Gary wrote: "in defense of the mother, the 11 year old needs to roll over >> and let her mom be top bitch. but she simply won't. teh school says it is >> something called ODD." >> >> Oppositional defiance disorder. If she does indeed have that, she needs >> treatment. With medication and counseling -- sooner rather than later. Who >> diagnosed her with that? The standards for that diagnosis require fairly >> severe behavior. It has to significantly impact her daily living. This is a >> serious condition IF it was properly diagnosed by someone with proper >> training and education. Now, if it is just impulsivity associated with ADD, >> then that is less serious and is highly treatable. >> >> IF she really has ODD, this will not get better with just minor behavioral >> modification. Children who have ODD and grow into adults began to >> demonstrate their defiance in lots of areas, the most harmful area is, of >> course, defiance to the law. >> >> If possible, she needs to see a real psychiatrist or psychologist with the >> proper training. Again, I am saying this IF she has really been diagnosed >> with ODD. >> >> Donald H. Snook >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ >> For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
