ADHD or ADD), the prevalence of ODD is higher than it is in the general population, but some children do receive a diagnosis of ODD without showing signs of ADHD.
So, if these are two different issues, why do they overlap so much? How are they similar and how are they different?The percentage of children with ADHD is roughly 10%, and the same is true for ODD.
However, approximately 50% of children diagnosed with one of these disorders will also meet criteria for the other. Evidently, there must be some relationship between ADHD and ODD, but what explains the connections and gaps between them?[Could My Child Have Oppositional Defiant Disorder?
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