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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is interesting and does describe my younger DC to an unnerving degree.  Younger DC is very different from older DC, who seems to be a little bit Aspergers (very literal, sometimes rigid, anxious).

https://www.priorychildrensservices.co.uk/news-blogs/understanding-pathological-demand-avoidance-pda/

I had attributed the behavior to a combination of anxiety and potentially ADHD (which runs in the family).  Younger DC is very social but uninhibited/without boundaries.  Used to hide under chairs, will drop things or fall down dramatically.  Etc.  [/quote]

^^^ Additionally, younger DC can be extremely oppositional and refuses everything.  Although I never thought it was ODD because mostly just oppostional towards DH and me, not towards teachers.  [/quote]

My ODD kid was ok at school too. This was one of the reasons the diagnosis was delayed. Get help now - for you to learn the special parenting skills they require and for him to work on emotional regulation, impulse control, and relationships. [/quote]

15:12 here.  Sometimes younger DC is sweet and happy, but often enough our house is a warzone.  DH and I have both gotten so worn down.

I'll keep following this thread for suggestions for a therapist/psychologist/psychiatrist for DC and/or for DH and me.  We are also in Northern Virginia.  [/quote]

Ours is out of state but I found him on the Psychology Today website.  Once I found someone who specifically mentioned ODD, I reviewed his site and bio then met with him first. [/quote]

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