Help for Kids With Oppositional Defiant Disorder Is your child's
defiant behavior out of control? Learn about oppositional
defiant disorder and where to seek help. Lynda W. realized there
was something different about her son around the time he began
crawling. In preschool, Jesse was often in trouble for fighting.
At age four, he threatened to call the police and have his mom
arrested for child abuse when she refused to take him to a
restaurant. In kindergarten, he was suspended for throwing a
shoe and a chair at his teacher. At home, he hurled a toy box
through a window and kicked holes through walls. "I was
constantly screaming and sobbing," Lynda says. "I was a total
wreck. I went to counseling to find out how not to hate my son."
Finally, following a harrowing third grade year, Lynda arranged
to have Jesse tested for behavior disorders. The diagnosis?
Oppositional defiant disorder (ODD). What Is ODD? Oppositional
defiant disorder, also called ODD, is a type of disruptive
behavior disorder in children. It