ODD is certainly one of the co-morbid disorders for ADD. My daughter is ADHD, Bipolar and ODD. We are not medicating for ODD, but for Bipolar and ADHD, which we find really eliminates the need to do anything other than parent really well around the ODD. Once she's not rapid-cycling and once she has some impulse control, the ODD isn't so much a problem.

Personally, I think you'd do best to go to therapy for some cognitive behavioural work as long as you're dealing with the ADD medically.

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You probably should start with a Psychiatrist, who should be able to spot other disorders beyond ADHD, and be able to prescribe meds. A therapist might not find this, nor have the prescription options.

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That’s an interesting & basic question everyone have. I suggest you to therapist would be better to prefer. Despite the well documented benefits of stimulant medication for treating ADHD, medication is no panacea and some children with ADHD should not receive it. There are several reasons for this. First, although medication helps the majority of children with ADHD, as many as 20% derive no real benefit from medication. Second, some children experience side effects that prevent them from receiving medication on an extended basis. Third, many children who benefit from medication still have difficulties with primary ADHD symptoms or associated problems which must be targeted via other means. Fourth, some children with ADHD can have their symptoms managed effectively without medication (this is most likely to be true, however, when symptoms are relatively mild.) In addition to these reasons, some children have extremely strong objections to taking medication - this may be more likely to occur with teenagers. In these circumstances, trying to force medication on a child can create more problems than it solves. F or all these reasons, other treatments are often necessary - some would say always necessary - to effectively treat ADHD.

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