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Old 16-10-2010, 21:42   #11
Hiddlebit
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Re: “oppositional defiant disorder”

ODD is not about "free thinkers" but generally diagnosed in children who are defiant over even the smallest demand - like "tidy your room" or "brush your teeth" - but to an extreme level.

It has little to do with free thinkers and a lot more to do with a lack of acceptance that the rules apply to them too. Quite a lot of kids with autism have been diagnosed with ODD...which is a really bad choice of name/acronym. I can think of lots of "odd" people without them having ODD...
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