Keeping the Truck Off the Cliff: Identifying Accelerators & Heading off Explosive Episodes

ODD episodes at my house look a lot like a truck run amuck- running without brakes, racing past waving construction crews and bright lights blinking “Danger: Road Ends”- all paths ending at a deep gorge. To be honest though, I don’t think the diagnosis matters, kids not coping well all look about the same, and makes the family equally miserable- what matters is sorting though the strategies that can be used...

ADHD & ODD: Get that Mom a Cup of Coffee!

I live with 5 wonderful children 4 of whom have ADHD, two of which also have ODD, Oppositional Defiant Disorder. Being an occupational therapist married to a wonderfully loving and witty man, who was diagnosed with ADHD as a child, ADHD was neither unfamiliar nor unmanageable. As a therapist, I knew how to arrange my house so it was organized. I knew how to follow a routine and keep it. Raised by strict parents,...