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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, does he have any other co-occuring issues?   My son is only 11, but has ADHD, general anxiety disorder, AND ODD.  The two - ADHD and anxiety - are likely what caused the ODD, at least according to the psychiatrist we are seeing.   ODD can be fairly common in kids with ADHD.

My son is getting therapy.  We are working on underlying causes first.   Part of his issue is rigid, inflexible thinking, which comes from the ADHD, and we are working on that.    In conjunction with this, we are using some parenting approaches that involve clearly outlined, non-negotiable rules, along with the precise consequence that comes from breaking those rules, AND a lot of high warmth, positive parenting.   You can do a home points system too, with rewards and consequences.  I find the high warmth, positive approach (catch them when they are good) to be helpful.

The ADHD book I'm reading recommends this approach, and outlines more of it in a book specifically for defiant kids.

https://www.guilford.com/books/Defiant-Children/Russell-Barkley/9781462509508   It's meant for ODD.   [/quote]

ADHD and anxiety cannot and do not[i] cause[/i] ODD.  ADHD and anxiety that are not appropriately treated and managed can lead to a child developing ODD.[/quote]

Wow, you really missed the forest for the trees.   [/quote]

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