The DSM Diagnosis of Oppositional Defiant Disorder

This episode is really going to be for everyone. If you're a parent of a child who's been diagnosed with conduct disorder or oppositional defiant disorder, I want you to know that there's a controversy in our field right now. Believe that this is not an appropriate diagnosis for a child under the age of five and that we should look to the nervous system, look to their development,. Their neurodevelopment to discover the causes of those behaviors rather than labeling a child with a pretty severe and stigmatizing diagnosis.