oppositional defiant disorder (ODD). I want to move ADHD away from being so pathologized in the mental health field, and part of that is changing the language around it.
We need to keep using ADHD, of course, because it is a neurodevelopmental challenge, but I think we need to drop the ODD label and here is why.ODD is a description of behaviors; it is not a standalone diagnosis and it is not a neurodevelopmental challenge like ADHD.
Those behaviors associated with ODD are rooted in inflexibility, which is an aspect of executive function; or they are rooted in anxiety; or they are rooted in a need for control, which is common among kids with adverse childhood experiences.
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