14 Oppositional Defiant Disorder ODD

What is oppositional defiant disorder?^[1]

Oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) is a children’s mental health disorder that involves defying parents, breaking rules, and other serious behavior problems. All children act out sometimes, but kids who haveoppositional defiant disorder struggle with their behavior regularly. They are often angry or irritable. Their behavior problems are also more extreme. For example, a child withODD might yell at authority figures or throw tantrums if they don’t get their way.Enter your footnote content here.

In order to be diagnosed with ODD, a child needs to have extreme behavior issues for at least six months.

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What are the symptoms of oppositional defiant disorder?

Children with ODD have a pattern of behaviour problems. Here are some common symptoms:

• Being unusually angry and irritable
• Frequently losing their temper
• Being easily annoyed
• Arguing with authority figures
• Refusing to follow rules
• Annoying people on purpose
• Blaming others for mistakes

Some children with ODD struggle with disruptive behavior in school. Others only struggle at home with family.

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Adapted from Child Mind Institute. (n.d.). Quick Guide to Oppositional Defiant Disorder. https://childmind.org/guide/quick-guide-to-oppositional-defiant-disorder/