Aims, they've floated the idea of ODD in regards to Owen once or twice. I think the question with him is wether he was processing requests, rather than defying them. *shrug* Still when I read the desciption Ikept asking, "isn't this just normal behavior?"
Until you have a guage of typical versus atypical, it's easy to dismiss the idea of a disorder.
lots of -ma foe erin.
Laura, I'm sorry about the sitch with your mom. I hope you guys can make you stepdad understand why you're so concerned.
Holy fuck I miss my laptop. Parts still aren't in. I've been more productive the last few days than I have been in YEARS.
my spotty phone reception results in multiple posts.
Cashmere Cashmere Cashmere!
Also, I really hope I'm not coming off as an a-hole cause I'm not trying to, really.
I almost named one of my class files this by mistake. Ah, copy-and-paste, how devious you are! Not at all, Aims. I really do get it -- without an example, it sounds like pathologizing normal behavior. But then I remember that that's probably what the description of depression sounds like to some people -- everyone gets sad sometimes, it doesn't mean you're sick!
And the kid's mom says that the biting is a side effect of his spina bifida. Which, I just shook my head at. Pretty sure, and if I'm speaking out of turn, sj, please say so, but I'm pretty sure that a) it's not a side effect of the spina bifida and b) that if it was sj biting kids and teachers, her mom wouldda put the smackdown.
I call bullshit on this, especially if he is not mentally impaired in any way. I’ve never heard of such a thing, and yeah my mother didn’t put up with much spina bifida or not. Kids with spina bifida may have more of a tendency toward ADD and impulsivity as a result, but wrong is still wrong. That mom isn’t doing her kid any favors.
I know nothing about ODD, but I agree with what others have said about general diagnosis of things like this.
Thoughts and ~ma for Erin.
I know one kid with ODD disorder. He's capable of completely ignoring someone standing right in front of him talking to him, no matter how long you stand there trying to get through to him. He's been like this since he was a kid, so it's very different from normal child behavior. With any childhood disorder I think it's really important to get a Psychologist who is trained in dealing with children to diagnose them.
I'm taking a mental health day. I think I'm going to quilt all day. I'm totally, physically and mentally exhausted.
Today's weird compliment, "You have nice ovaries!"
ION, here is my crappy day:
- 10:00-11:00 mtg.
- 11:30-12:00 mtg.
- 12:00-1:00 mtg.
- 2:00-2:30 mtg
- 4:00-5:00 mtg.
Tuesday is the new Monday!
I have nothing actually scheduled today, but I've got to finish up writing my students' final, work on my research, and email my advisor to find out why he wasn't there to meet with me yesterday like he said he would be. Then go to Trader Joe's to see if they have whole wheat flour (if not, my next try will be Whole Foods, but I won't have time to go there until Sunday), then make curry (dinner tonight), lentil soup (lunch tomorrow), and, if they've got the flour, bake some bread. Also drop off my paycheck at the bank (stupid university won't allow direct deposit), do some more laundry, and rearrange some furniture to try to find somewhere to fit my new bookshelf. And answer a bunch of emails from students, do some more laundry, and preferably get a little more cleaning done. And maybe make an appointment to get my hair cut, since waist-length hair isn't so great during the summer.
