Resistant Oppositional Defiant Disorder Defined

     Quite simply, Resistamt Oppositional Defiant Disorder (RODD) is ODD that resists normal parenting and classroom management techniques that work for the siblings, classmates, or other average children and adolescents. It is characterized not only by the failure of rules and consequences but additionally by the explosions that instead result when adults try to set boundaries.

     In addition to normal characteristics of ODD, Children and Adolsescents with RODD often
  • have problems with self-regulation
  • have tremendous endurance for arguing with adults
  • seem self-sabotaging, as their anger gets in the way of reasonable outcomes
  • make it very hard to discuss family issues with them, as they keep changing to topic or verbally attack the adults so stridently as to make conversation impossible
  • often exhibit Justice Injury ​