DahliMOMMA Posted April 27, 2010 Report Share Posted April 27, 2010 I am curious if there is an adult personality type that might result from untreated ODD into adulthood?? Particularly with black and white thinking, perfectionism, narcissism among other things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David O Posted April 27, 2010 Report Share Posted April 27, 2010 Good morning Dahli,Untreated ODD sometimes progresses to Conduct Disorder in adolescence and if left untreated, may (not always) progress to Antisocial Personality Disorder, which also tends to abate, but later in life-- around the mid 40's-60's. Essentially what we've seen in our work over the past 30 years, is that kids with ODD symptoms progress at times if parents or caretakers are not authoritative (not authoritarian). ODD can be easily managed within 3-6 months with an excellent home-based program of :1) Much structure and routine2) Clear and unequivocal house rules, expectations and boundaries3) Extremely consistent followthrough on rules and expectations4) The setting of behavior contracts and working very closely with the schoolThis is a tough place to be, to have a child with ODD. While some research suggests that much of it is bilogically based, our experience suggests that excellent parenting can undo nature/biology within months.Good luck ad I hope this helps,David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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