Dealing With Oppositional Defiant Disorder In today’s scenario estimates suggest that 2%-16% of children and teens have Oppositional defiant disorder. Oppositional defiant disorder in children makes the child completely disobedient to their parents and others. They are easily angered and may seem to be angry much of the time. Very young children with the disorder will throw temper tantrums that last for thirty minutes or longer, over seemingly trivial matters. It may be difficult at times to recognize the difference between a strong-willed or emotional child and one with oppositional defiant disorder. It's normal to exhibit oppositional behavior at certain stages of a child's development. But there is a range between the usual independence-seeking behavior of children and that of oppositional defiant disorder. In a way oppositional defiant disorder is a childhood disorder that is characterized by negative, defiant, disobedient and often hostile behavior toward adults and authority figures primarily.
Oppositional defiant disorder is also found in adults, which happen when their childhood problems and symptoms were not understood. Oppositional defiant disorder in adults shows negativism and a defiant behavior that is expressed by persistent stubbornness, resistance to directions, and unwillingness to compromise, give in, or negotiate with people around, family, friends or colleagues. Defiance may also include deliberate or persistent testing of limits, usually by ignoring orders, arguing, and failing to accept blame for misdeeds. Oppositional defiant disorder is a condition in which a child displays an ongoing pattern of uncooperative, defiant, hostile, and annoying behavior toward people in authority. The child's behavior often disrupts the child's normal daily activities, including activities within the family and at school. Many children and teens with Oppositional defiant disorder also have other behavioral problems, such as attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, learning disabilities, mood disorders (such as depression), and anxiety disorders. Hostility can be directed at adults or peers and is shown by deliberately annoying others or by verbal aggression (usually without the more serious physical aggression seen in Conduct Disorder).