Intermittent explosive disorder…. Mathematics disorder…!!

These are some of the strange medical jargons being tossed around…

Despite their strangeness  medical experts believe they are genuine medical conditions that  warrant treatment.

Now if you have a child who displays such frequent and aggressive defiance of you as a parent, that it actually disrupts your family life, then it may be prudent for you to know that he could be suffering from another strange-sounding condition– Oppositional Defiant Disorder ( ODD) .

ODD is a diagnosis in children that is commonly linked to other childhood  behavioral disorders, such as Attentionn Deficit Disorder (ADD) .

According to the Mayo Clinic Web site, ODD occurs in 1 in 10 children .

Many people blame parenting styles, which is not surprising, considering the  socially disruptive nature of this disorder. But the diagnosis is not a fake one and often requires counseling for both the child as well as for the parent. Medications too help to control a child’s disruptive behavior.

This medical categorization of a commonly seen disorder comes with a catch as no young child can actually be blamed as a brat anymore! It seems there is an explanation!!

Dr.Reeja Tharu