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Conduct Disorder is a Very Big Problem
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ODD can grow into Conduct Disorder if left untreated. This disorder involves anti-social behaviour and often leads to run ins with the law and criminal activity.
 This condition is no joke. Often individuals that have CD spend some of their lives going in and out of prison.
I covered the ADHD definition here. Now let’s take a look at what CD is and how it related to ADHD.
Diagnostic Criteria for Conduct Disorder
A. A repetitive and persistant pattern of behaviour in which the basic rights of others or major age-appropiate societal norms or rules are violated, as manifested by the presence of three (or more) of the following criteria in the past 12 months, with at least one criterion present in the past 6 months:Aggression to people and animals - often bullies, threatens, or intimidates others
- often initiates physical fights
- has used a weapon that can cause serious physical harm to others (e.g., a bat, brick, broken bottle, knife, gun)
- has been physically cruel to people
- has been physically cruel to animals
- has stolen while confronting a victim (e.g., mugging, purse snatching, extortion, armed robbery)
- has forced someone into sexual activity
Destruction of property - has deliberately engaged in fire-setting with the intention of causing serious damage
- has deliberately destroyed others' property (other than by fire-setting)
Deceitfulness or theft - has broken into someone else's house, building, or car
- often lies to obtain goods or favours or to avoid obligations (i.e., "cons" others)
- has stolen items of nontrivial value without confronting a vitim (e.g., shoplifting wthout breaking and entering, forgery)
Serious violations of rules - often stays out at night despite parental prohibitions, beginning before age 13 years
- has run away from home overnight at least twice while living in parental or parental surrogate home (or once without returning for lengthy period)
- is often truant from school, beginning before age 13 years
B. The disturbance in behaviour causes significant impairment in social, academic, or occupational functioning.
What do you do about it?
Conduct Disorder is a teenage disorder that can persist into adulthood. If it is not caught and treated before the child becomes a teenager then the prospects for rehabilitation are difficult.Medication doesn't really work and changing the social conditions has minimal affect by the time the person reaches adulthood. I am not an expert in this disorder. It is definitely outside my realm of experience. Be a vigilant parent and look out for the signs. Nipping ADHD and ODD in the bud as a child can head off the major problems that may develop.
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