Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)

[cindyb]

The PPP is fantastic - my sister is accredited to run them but just doesnt have the money to buy all the resources to hand out etc at the moment but i have only ever heard great reports from people who have been to it - it is quite intensive though.
I am so sorry ot hear that the paed fobbed you off like that! I would be going to a psych too!

[razzle]

Thankyou all for your replies and advice!!

I have decided I will definitley take DS to see a psychologist - I was told I might not need a doctors referal for this so I'm making an appointment to see one that I found on the Australian Psychological Society site - thanks for that rayray!!!

I believe his biological father is an ODD sufferer as well, but unfortunatley he never got the help and is only now - at the age of 36 - getting his life on track. I won't let DS to go down this same path!!!

I am also booked in to go to a Triple P seminar at the end of the month.

I will let you all know how it goes.

Thanks again.

[cindyb]

That all sounds fantastic! It great that you have been able to get on to it all fairly quickly.
With the referral - i believe you only need one when you go to any kind of specialist so that you can claim part of the bill back from medicare..

Good luck with all your appointments coming up!

That kid of yours has a great mum!

[Pandora]

Get the referral that Monnie suggested, i.e.

If you are going to go to a private Clinical Psychologist, see if your GP is happy to refer your son under a GP mental health plan to a Medicare registered Clinical Psychologist. That way you can access up to 12 individual sessions/year that are mostly covered by a Medicare rebate. The Medicare Scheme is called "ALLIED MENTAL HEALTH MEDICARE SERVICES: PSYCHOLOGICAL THERAPY AND FOCUSSED PSYCHOLOGICAL STRATEGIES".

That way you hopefully will not have to pay quite as much.

[razzle]

rayray - thanks, I will do that. DS's dad has agreed to share the costs with DF and I so am very happy about that.

cindyb - thanks for your comment about me being a good mum!! A couple of months ago I had an argument with DF's family over DS's behaivour. His mum is very old school and she told me that my "son is a manipulator who is going to turn out just like his father". And then proceeded to call me a bad mum. I know I'm not - I'm doing the best that I can. Needless to say, we no longer speak!